Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for May 24, 2014
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Transcript:
Iceberg harvesting takes place off the coast of Newfoundland every summer- the extremely pure water is used to make vodka! The ancient Greek physician Hippocrates (460-377 BC) recommended rubbing pigeon droppings on the head to cure baldness. Take two of these and... In 18th century Europe, eating wood lice was thought to cure coughs and fevers.
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e.groves over 10 years ago
I tried the pigeon poop on the head. It didn’t work, but it made my brother mad as hell.
GokaiGold over 10 years ago
Eating Woodlice? GROSS!! i never eat bugs in my life. thank goodness for Frog’s Legs. yeah Frog’s Legs taste like Chicken
themom51 over 10 years ago
I live on the Oregon coast…trust me, bird poop strips foliage from the trees so why the heck would it grow hair on the head? Hippocrates should have observed this on the Greek Island of Cos where he was born.
Lamberger over 10 years ago
And I hear that putting your hand in a bucket of warm water cures bed-wetting.
Daniel Quilp over 10 years ago
And for you young men out there, rub some pigeon droppings on your upper lip to make your mustache grow thicker.