Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for September 30, 2009
Transcript:
A Japanese shipwreck in 1870 introduced rats to rat island, Alaska, USA, and the island remained heavily infested until 2009 when it finally became free of rats again- 139 years later! An estimted 300,000 stray dogs roam the streets of Thailand's capital Bangkok! Peter Riches of Liverpool, Merseyside, England, spent 15 years creating an elaborately decorated dollhouse, and sold it for $50,000 ($80,000) nearly enough to buy a real home!