Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for September 17, 2014
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Turkey banned the use of the letters Q, W and X in names and public notices until 2013. The European starling lines its nest with aromatic herbs, a habit proven to increase the survival rate of its young. In 1965, a woman lived with a dolphin for 10 weeks in a flooded house as part of an experiment into possible communication with the creatures.
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In 1965, a woman moved in with the Turkish dauphin and lined the royal apartment with aromatic herbs. They broke up after ten weeks because he couldn’t pronounce her name, Qwix.