Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for April 27, 2015
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Transcript:
To navigate Poland's Elblag Canal, boats must transfer onto railway cars! Did someone throw up? American milk chocolate is flavored with butyric acid, the same ingredient that gives vomit it's aroma! Numerous nuptials! Alex Pelling and Lisa Gant of Manchester, England, have been wed 67 times across the world- but are not legally married!
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Ryker510 over 9 years ago
like i had wanted to know that
Templo S.U.D. over 9 years ago
So… uh… when ARE Alex and Lisa going to tie the knot?
BRI-NO-MITE!! Premium Member over 9 years ago
I really don’t care to see Polish jokes make a comeback. But something like this…
Pedmar Premium Member over 9 years ago
Another good reason to eat only dark chocolate!
JohnoTeacher over 9 years ago
Nothing unusual about Butyric acid in food. Strangely, it gives all kinds of foods their deliciousness.
For example: strong cheeses owe their sharpness to butyric acid.
Chocolate is a new one for me, but then American tastes are different to tastes in Australia. shrug
Stephen Gilberg over 9 years ago
Love it, oddly enough.
CeeJay over 9 years ago
The Alex and Lisa story; it sounds like a riddle without an answer. They’ve been wed but they aren’t marries because……
hankgillette over 9 years ago
The butyric acid thing could be true simply because it is found in low concentrations in milk. Implying that it is added as a flavoring agent is someone disingenuous.
BRI-NO-MITE!! Premium Member over 9 years ago
Two things helped nail the lid on the Polish jokes coffin: Pope John Paul II was Polish and the Solidarity labor movement. Gdansk used to be called Danzig when it was German territory.