Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for October 16, 2015
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Homes in the village of Siala in Orissa, India, don't have doors in their entryways. Residents believe a goddess watches over there village and protects it from theft. Oops!! A frog caused nearly 3000 Kissimmee Utility Authority customers to lose power on August 10, 2015, in Osceola County, Florida. The Yemeni sport of Camel jumping, competitors leap over rows of camels lined up side-by-side, and whoever can jump over the most wins.
Rob Rex about 9 years ago
Doors really don’t offer much protection from theft. Weather and bugs are the best reasons to have them.
Templo S.U.D. about 9 years ago
Um… how did one puny frog cause a county-wide power outage?
SMMAssociates about 9 years ago
@TEMPLO:
Kissimmee is ’round Orlando. Many Disney frogs…. Maybe?
Or working for the other cartoon folks.
therese_callahan2002 about 9 years ago
And I thought Evel Knievel going over Snake Canyon was crazy.
Cloudchaser about 9 years ago
And when someone does get robbed, then what? What do they say then?
Charlie Fogwhistle about 9 years ago
I’m guessing the frog didn’t survive. The 2nd one to arrive at the scene found a strange looking frog without legs.
aimlesscruzr about 9 years ago
New article here: Kissimmee Utility Authority says cause was ‘blown arrestor due to frog’
Brown Leghorn about 9 years ago
JEA in Florida has outages many times from squirrels becoming crispy critters across high tension equipment.
papabear about 9 years ago
Gweedo,“Hello! ma baby, hello! ma honey, hello! ma ragtime gal…”Kissimmee residents, El Paso county Colorado had MILLIONS of dollars worth of real estate made worthless by the Prebles Jumping Rodent, but at least the area’s falcons have a larger food supply and rodentia diseases can flourish!
MotherOfMoses about 9 years ago
I’ve seen videos that in Spain where these guys line up & jump over a charging bull which should totally replace bull-fighting.
Nicole ♫ ⊱✿ ◕‿◕✿⊰♫ Premium Member about 9 years ago
I used to live in Kissimmee years ago. The only upside to that town is how close it is to Disney World.