Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for November 13, 2015
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There are 820 indigenous languages spoken in Papua New Guinea, making it the most linguistically diverse country in the world. The real beast? Petrus Gonsalvus, the first person documented with Hypertrichosis, or Werewolf Syndrome, lived in the court of King Henry II of France! Eratosthenes (276-194 BC) calculated the circumference of the earth without leaving Egypt.
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And HOW did Eratosthenes calculate the Earth’s circumference without setting foot out of Egypt? As for the 820 indigenous P.N.G. languages, which thereof is the most widely spoken with how many speakers?