Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for April 29, 2014
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Ripley's Believe It or Not! If you shave a tiger it will keep its stripes -- they are on the skin as well as the fur. Bank of America started out as Bank of Italy -- it was founded by the Italian A.P. Giannini to serve immigrants in San Francisco. Rats infected by the toxoplasma gondii parasite lose their fear of cats, meaning they are more likely to be eaten and continue the life cycle of the parasite inside the cat.
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