Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for December 20, 2013
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Transcript:
The elephant trunk snake of Asia is so named because of its gray baggy skin that helps it hold its prey! The formosan termite emits naphthalene to clear its nests of insect predators- the same chemical used by humans to fumigate houses! In 1922, the Portuguese pilots Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral took 10 weeks and 3 different planes to make the first flight across the South Atlantic from Portugal to Brazil after surviving to forced landings.
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phelpsgates almost 11 years ago
L. gets the glory because he did it solo, non-stop.
edclectic almost 11 years ago
They were only forced to land for more sardines and Madeira.
stlmaddog5 almost 11 years ago
Also, L. flew the North Atlantic route, which has more hazardous weather.
alibey almost 11 years ago
because Lindbergh flew from NYC to Paris, not just the Atlantic, solo, non-stop.
corpcasselbury almost 11 years ago
Flying across the Atlantic in the planes of that era took a lot of courage. And maybe a small amount of insanity, given the number of fatalities that those flights racked up.
Jogger2 almost 11 years ago
In an episode of “House”, Dr. House discovered termites releasing napthalene was the cause of a patient’s illness.