Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for December 19, 2014
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Transcript:
Spotted salamanders are the only vertebrates to photosynthesize- creating oxygen from light- using algae in their cells. Niger has the world's highest birthrate, had an average of 7.6 children per woman, and half of the population is under the age of 15. When x-rays were introduced in the late 19th century x-ray proof underwear was sold in London for people worried about their privacy.
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Templo S.U.D. over 9 years ago
But did Wilhelm Roentgen know lead can block X-rays back then?
emjaycee over 9 years ago
So is that where/when the phrase “get the lead out” originated?
barefoottech over 9 years ago
The story is about Republic of Niger which is NOT Nigeria where NIGERIANS live. Learn some geopolitical information before commenting on UN/US aid.
brooklyn51 over 9 years ago
They’re called Nigeriens with an “e” apparentlyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niger
zippykatz over 9 years ago
Feeding them just allows for new generations who cannot support themselves.
Nick Danger over 9 years ago
Sadly, it is (on a larger and more tragic scale), the same principle that happens when people have kids but no job skills and then complain that their minimum wage jobs don’t pay enough to support a family. Of course, it’s “mean-spirited” to say that they should have waited to have sex and kids until they could support a family…
Dobie Takahama over 9 years ago
Gee, imagine the wedgie from those boxers.
ghretighoti over 9 years ago
People who have little or no education have way too many babies, People who have only a little more education complain about people who have less than they do. People who have yet more education understand that having babies and complaining are lousy answers to the world’s problems. Education is a way better answer over the long haul.