Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for October 09, 2013
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October 10, 2013
Transcript:
Super sleuth! Eugene Vidocq (1775-1857), the world's first professional detective, claimed to have captured 4000 criminals in 7 years! I'm outta here- The province of Alberta, Canada, operates a strict no rat policy, employing professional rat catchers on its borders, and has been free of the rodents for over 50 years! From the patent drawing In 1904, James E. Bennett of Illinois, patented a base ball catcher, designed so that baseball players could catch the ball without using their hands!
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