Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for October 31, 2014
October 30, 2014
November 01, 2014
Transcript:
Yikes!! The largest flying bird in history, Argentavis, which flew over Argentina 5 million years ago, had a wingspan four times bigger than a golden eagle and weight is much as a gorilla. People who regularly eat chocolate are thinner than those who don't, according to a study by the University of California. Says who? Elephants have a better sense of smell than dogs!
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RobinHood2013 over 9 years ago
And of course, it’s gotta be the dark chocolate…
MJKesquire over 9 years ago
Who was around 5 million years ago who were strong enough to capture such a huge bird, measure it, and whatdid they use to weigh it and the gorilla???
noreenklose over 9 years ago
If that is true about chocolate, I’d be “half” of myself.
ferritt123 over 9 years ago
The chocolate diet hasn’t worked for me. Wait. Yes it has! It’s made me a wee bit bigger around the middle. Dang it!
loner34 over 9 years ago
Chocolate study paid for by the Hershey company.
brooklyn51 over 9 years ago
Just think about how much bigger we’d all be if we didn’t eat all that chocolate.
tuslog64 over 9 years ago
Be thankful extinction is part of evolution – that bird could fly away with our children!
sdjamieson Premium Member over 9 years ago
What did you learn today?
A five-million-year-old flying elephant in Argentina smells better than dogs who eat chocolate.
Fuzzy Thinker Premium Member over 9 years ago
Your problem may be that you don’t take the chocolate out of your pockets when you put the clothes in the wash.
Mariposamia over 9 years ago
Ah, when was that California study performed? In the dark ages? I love chocolate and it shows. I’m not getting smaller!!