Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for July 13, 2021

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    monkeysky  over 3 years ago

    It’s not clear in this drawing, but Williams’s nails were (are, in the museum) intricately decorated, which apparently took huge amounts of time and nail polish. For a self-proclaimed nail artist, having your nails permanently in a museum display must be pretty great.

    Also, if you think lightning never strikes the same place twice, talk to the people who maintain the lightning rods of skyscrapers. The Empire State building gets struck about twice a month!

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    pearlsbs  over 3 years ago

    Lightning can strike the same place more than twice.

    “The Empire State Building is struck by lightning about 20 to 25 times each year, on average, said Martin Uman, a lightning expert at the University of Florida in Gainesville.”

    https://www.livescience.com/13704-empire-state-building-lightning-strike.html

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    pearlsbs  over 3 years ago

    It’s too bad Ayanna wasn’t a nail biter.

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    BrendaStefka  over 3 years ago

    I knew a lady who worked at a Walmart who also had very long nails. She too decorated them. I always found her to be a very nice person. Her long nails were unusual, though.

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    The Duke  over 3 years ago

    I wonder how Ayanna took care of wiping? No job is complete until the paperwork is done.

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    Cool Hand Luke Premium Member over 3 years ago

    I’ll bet Ayanna gave some awesome back scratches…..deep, too! Owwwwwwwwww

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    fuzzbucket Premium Member over 3 years ago

    Who cleaned her butt?

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    Caldonia  over 3 years ago

    I know it’s good to let wild animals live in the wild, but…Juliet seems lonely? That little heart suggests she has a crush on one of those zoo birds. It’s like Romeo and Juliet.

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    Frog-on-a-Log Premium Member over 3 years ago

    1: Disgusting 2: Sad 3: Who didn’t know that?

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    johnnytiggs  over 3 years ago

    I once went 3 months without cutting my fingernails. I couldn’t properly wipe my ass:( My girlfriend at the time refused to do it. Worthless woman:(

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    Silica Gel  over 3 years ago

    Catatumbo river: Only twice? Pfffffff….

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    Aussie Down Under  over 3 years ago

    Could you imagine the angst if Ayanna broke a nail.

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    Bilan  over 3 years ago

    Juliet says: Pretty nice Ayanna. But can you hang upside down from a branch with those claws?

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    sandpiper  over 3 years ago

    So basically, she did nothing for best part of a quarter century. That I can believe.

    Recent news items shows lightning only has to hit at just the right moment to take out dozens of people. A second shot would would just add to the total.

    So, they’re supporting a dating service for a bird? Hope they give him a little spa time between events.

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    Huckleberry Hiroshima  over 3 years ago

    And she kept her tushy clean with a friendly neighbor.

    Take care, may Arnold Cohenord be with you, and gesundheit.

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    J Short  over 3 years ago

    Obviously a psycho to have nails like that.

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    joefearsnothing  over 3 years ago

    This is for you, Steve. The next night the same guy leaves the bar staggering and falls into his car and drives away. He’s all over the road and is pulled over by the same cop who walks up to the car, smells his breath and says “Sir you are in no condition to drive!” The guys says “well I’ll tell ya thish…I’m certainly in no condition ta walk!” I’m gonna walk away now…….if I can!

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    tremaine53  over 3 years ago

    People who grow their nails like that would face SO many inconveniences— bathing, toileting, cooking, and eating, to name a few— that you have to wonder about what kinds of underlying motivations sustaining that choice.

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    LocoScott  over 3 years ago
    I just want to know how these people growing fingernails so long, how do they wipe their butts??
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    WCraft Premium Member over 3 years ago

    Isn’t that Kramer’s former girlfriend “Olive” from the Seinfeld episode: The Pie?

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    AZCoyote  over 3 years ago

    How do people get so weird?

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    craigwestlake  over 3 years ago

    By golly, when she scratches your back you’ll really remember it…

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    dv1093  over 3 years ago

    I’ll bet Ayanna didn’t have a lot of dates.

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    paullp Premium Member over 3 years ago

    Great! I finally have a reason to plan a trip to Orlando!

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    pbr50138  over 3 years ago

    I’ll bet the muscles in her hands and arms were weak after that long of a time.

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