Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for May 10, 2014
May 09, 2014
May 11, 2014
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Ripley's Believe It or Not! YUM!? Fried giant water bugs are a traditional delicacy in Thailand. NO TV FOR YOU! Television was banned in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan until 1999. Legendary British navy admiral Horatio Nelson often suffered from sea sickness.
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Templo S.U.D. almost 10 years ago
Thailand has water bugs, Mexico has chapulines (a chapulín is a grasshopper). Big whoop; Andrew Zimmern adores eating insects for his protein intake on TV. As for no TV in Bhutan, I wonder why.
aimlesscruzr almost 10 years ago
I know banning TV isn’t gonna work, but imagine how much healthier we all would be if we just limited our couch potato time…
Kirby_Dots almost 10 years ago
Don’t get too grossed out by the bug eating. Remember that shrimp are just the bugs of the sea.
Bhutan is also known as a country that decided to track Gross National Happiness rather than Gross National Product.
GeorgeJohnson almost 10 years ago
Fried food is bad for you. At least this is.
Guilty Bystander almost 10 years ago
Fried giant waterbugs? Just like chicken, right? And as for TV having been banned in Bhutan, I chalk that up to prescience. And can anyone say TV’s gotten better since 1999?
Fuzzy Thinker Premium Member almost 10 years ago
I don’t know about TV quality. I haven’t used an antenna or dish or cable for 6 years. Just a few movies from my collection and Netflix each week.
potrerokid almost 10 years ago
What? Not ONE comment about a sea-sick Admiral??
english.ann almost 10 years ago
I guess seasickness and having “sea legs” never go together; either you turn green from the constant up-and-down motion of the ship, or you have your sea legs. Sea legs are acquired by those who adjust to the up-and-down motion of the ship. I think a “landlubber” is someone who doesn’t get used to the boat’s up-and-down motion, therefore never gets sea legs, and “develops no immunity” to seasickness.