Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for October 19, 2014
Transcript:
The Malaysian Orchid mantis mimics an orchid flower to lure it's insect prey. Yummmmmmm!!! The Black Sapote, native to Central America, is called the chocolate pudding fruit because that's what it looks and taste like! Analysis of the remains of English King Richard III (1452-1485) found buried under a parking lot in 2012, has revealed that he enjoyed a diet of heron and swan and drank up to four bottles of wine a day!
Guilty Bystander about 10 years ago
Interesting. I went to see a live performance of “Richard III” once and thought the actor who portrayed him was slurring his words when he was apparently just being in character.
Templo S.U.D. about 10 years ago
I’m sure someone who’s allergic to chocolate would like to eat sapotes.
joe piglet Premium Member about 10 years ago
Black Sapote; looks like chocolate pudding and taste like chocolate pudding, sound better than South American grubs and bugs on a stick that are suppose to taste like; candy?
wizzo10 about 10 years ago
I say give it up for WINE!
stlmaddog5 about 10 years ago
Maybe he was buried with several bottles of his favorite wine.
Aussie Down Under about 10 years ago
How can anyone come up with such precise findings from a skeleton (there was no tissue) that’s over 500 years old? Exactly how many heron & swans & wine did TRex consume? Hey, we have its bones, so perhaps whoever made this findings can look at solving this problem. Believe it I don’t.
NaturLvr about 10 years ago
Apparently by analyzing the minerals and what all in the bones, these things can be determined. A John Doe skeleton found in the area I live was recently analyzed to determine what part of the country the person grew up in.
Stephen Gilberg about 10 years ago
Guess the black sapote can’t grow in this climate and/or doesn’t lend itself to exportation.
benbrilling about 10 years ago
So the lesson is: drink 4 bottles of wine a day if you want to live to the age of 33.