Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for August 24, 2014
Transcript:
Cha-ching? Potatoes were used as a currency on the island of Tristan da Cunha, a British colony in the South Atlantic, until the 1940s. Tonya Crawley, a veterinarian from Swindon, England, is allergic to dogs, cats, rabbits and even fleas! Erasers were made out of bread until the late 18th century.
Apparently Swindon residents don’t bring her pet turtles or birds, just mammals.