Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for May 25, 2014
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Transcript:
Thousands of sunflowers were planted at the site of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Ukraine because they absorb the radioactive material through their roots. Francisco Lentini, born in Italy in 1899, had 3 legs, 4 feet, and 16 toes, starred in American sideshows for 40 years and had four children. Hello... Goodbye! The female American burrowing mayfly lives for just five minutes!
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