Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for April 15, 2016
Transcript:
Gravelly goodness! Hans Raj of Uttar Pradesh in northern India, eats a mixture of sand and gravel daily! A house divided! 54-1/2 St. Patrick Street in Toronto, Ontario, is only half a row house! Sleeping Beauty Syndrome causes sufferers to fall asleep regularly for more than 20 hours a day!
johnt204 over 8 years ago
St. Patrick St.Cool.https://www.google.com/maps/@43.6519974,-79.3892523,3a,75y,255.08h,101.5t/data=1e11sJ3Qr0i5vosWuCkqLb_Mo9Q7i13312!8i6656
Templo S.U.D. over 8 years ago
So what became of the other half of that house? (What nutritional value does sand and gravel have, Hans?)
linsonl over 8 years ago
Doesn’t the gravel kind of hurt, er, later on?
Chad Cheetah over 8 years ago
Here is the half house:
stlmaddog5 over 8 years ago
How can I get my wife to catch that ‘sleeping beauty syndrome’ ?
MJKesquire over 8 years ago
I would like 12 hour sleeping syndrome. Now, no matter how I try, I can’t sleep more than 6.5 hours!
PDXCubbie over 8 years ago
What I wouldn’t give for 20 hours of sleep! I’m lucky if I can get 6. UGH!
Stephen Gilberg over 8 years ago
Hans has either pica or an unusual religious devotion.
In case you’re wondering, there is indeed a wall on each side of the half house.
Brown Leghorn over 8 years ago
Sand & gravel would clean the bowels like the spheres clean the pipe lines of sludge.
Nicole ♫ ⊱✿ ◕‿◕✿⊰♫ Premium Member over 8 years ago
Some days I wish I had Sleeping Beauty Syndrome.
Peam Premium Member over 8 years ago
One sees a fair number of very strangely divided houses in France, probably due to the inheritance laws that divide property equally among children.
LV1951 over 8 years ago
Hans must think he’s a bird.
Petemejia77 over 8 years ago
Oh whip-de-do Hans! >:P
Angry Indeed Premium Member over 8 years ago
Eating sand & gravels is not unlike eating Grape Nuts cereal but there are some unfortunate side effects, namely defecating cinder blocks. Now, that could be a plus if he’s in the construction biz!