Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for September 02, 2013
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Transcript:
A customary farewell among the tribe in New Guinea is to stick a finger in the person's armpit and rubbed the scent on yourself. Bean ball! In 1920, Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians died after the ball pitch to him struck him on the head- the only player to be killed by a baseball during a Major League game. Strasbourg Cathedral in France, completed in 1647 and 469 feet high, was the tallest building in the world for 227 years!
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