Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for January 04, 2010
Transcript:
In countries where malaria is endemic, prevention and treatment can consume up to 40% of public-health expenses! A cyclone struck east Pakistan in 1970 and flooded the Ganges River Delta, killing several hundred thousand people with a storm surge of more than 30 feet high! Pharlology, the study of lighthouses, gets its name from pharos, the lighthouse of Alexandria, Egypt- one of the seven wonders of the ancient world!