Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for September 17, 2014
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September 18, 2014
Transcript:
Turkey banned the use of the letters Q, W and X in names and public notices until 2013. The European starling lines its nest with aromatic herbs, a habit proven to increase the survival rate of its young. In 1965, a woman lived with a dolphin for 10 weeks in a flooded house as part of an experiment into possible communication with the creatures.
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Templo S.U.D. over 9 years ago
Q, W and X not in the Turkish alphabet or something?
bluegirl285 over 9 years ago
I’m assuming, since it’s not mentioned, the experiment didn’t work…?
RCKJD over 9 years ago
@bluegirl285, turns out Dolphins are lousy roommates, they blast their Whale Rock Songs loud, never clean up their dishes and are in general rude.
Mneedle over 9 years ago
And I thought my last ex-wife was a whale.
sdjamieson Premium Member over 9 years ago
What did you learn today?
In 1965, a woman moved in with the Turkish dauphin and lined the royal apartment with aromatic herbs. They broke up after ten weeks because he couldn’t pronounce her name, Qwix.
louieglutz over 9 years ago
another believe it or not: those damn birds can actually fly through a shotgun blast without getting hit. we’re getting even though: installing bird proof vents in all the eaves.
tuslog64 over 9 years ago
And my Spanish dictionary lists only one word thatstarts with W :Whiskey!(Adopted from English?)
benbrilling over 9 years ago
The most incomplete Believe it or Not I’ve ever seen:1. Which herbs?2. Why Q, W, and X? (What if someone needed to quote a foreign word or print a foreign name?) (Were violators imprisoned?) 3. What were the results of the dolphin experiment?
tlynnch over 9 years ago
The dolphin experiment was successful to the point that the woman had sex with the dolphin (not intercourse). When the experiment ran out of money it ended. The dolphin missed the woman so much it died of a broken heart. She kept journals (since it was science) and delineated her actions with the young male dolphin. She was trying to teach him to speak words.