Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for August 21, 2019

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    Leroy  over 4 years ago

    On the other hand, James Cheeseburger only lived to be 74, but he enjoyed it a lot more.

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    pearlsbs  over 4 years ago

    That assertion about the cat is pure conjecture.

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    Templo S.U.D.  over 4 years ago

    Robert must be like Mary Poppins (just a spoonful of petroleum jelly makes the medicine go down in the most PECULIAR way)

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    Meranda  over 4 years ago

    Ah! So thaaaaat’s how one win’s a cat’s affection! Bring home a bunch of dead animals all of the time!

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    Gent  over 4 years ago

    Well, my cats never brought me a present, so I guess I’ve got great hunting skills.

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    Gent  over 4 years ago

    What a waste of real chocolate. They could’ve made a lot of poor kids happy, but nooooo.

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    Kali  over 4 years ago

    It was the original movie — and far better version — that established the Wonka brand….

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    Jogger2  over 4 years ago

    How do we know that if he had not eaten petroleum jelly, he would have lived to 104?

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    posse1 Premium Member over 4 years ago

    Sorry Mr. Chesebrough, that ones tough to swallow.

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    James Wolfenstein  over 4 years ago

    Gallup ran a poll online for cats and found out the real reason…

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    jasonsnakelover  over 4 years ago

    Chobert Resebrough

    How many chocolate bars were used for the original one Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory?

    And how do they figure that’s what a cat is thinking?

    Take care and may God bless.

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    russef  over 4 years ago

    He would have lived longer but got too close to the candles on his birthday cake.

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    Nathan Daniels Premium Member over 4 years ago

    Leave it to a cat to turn a gift into an insult.

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    NeedaChuckle Premium Member over 4 years ago

    When my cat catches something he avoids me. I guess he is afraid I will eat his mouse or rat.

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    St. Pillsbury  over 4 years ago

    My mother lived to be 95 & she didn’t eat patroleum jelly. So what is one year?

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    yangeldf  over 4 years ago

    I’m pretty sure there is actual Wonka chocolate, is it a sub-brand of Nestle or did they not support the movie about their own stuff?

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    Space_cat  over 4 years ago

    It’s only fair, I almost always share my kill with them!

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    riverrat67  over 4 years ago

    I hope no one tries the petroleum jelly claim. It seems to me that this water proof item would coat intestines and interfere with the digestive process. Sounds bad to me.

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    jvn  over 4 years ago

    Not only did Robert Chesebrough claim health benefits, he also established several bathroom speed records.

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    57BelAir  over 4 years ago

    Too bad that dude ate so much petroleum jelly, he probably would have lived to 106 if he hadn’t eaten that crap.

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    Stephen Gilberg  over 4 years ago

    I would not want to spoon with Mr. Cheesy Brow.

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    pearlsbs  over 4 years ago

    Robert Chesebrough apparently went to extremes to sell his product.

    According to Wikipedia: "Chesebrough traveled around New York demonstrating the product to encourage sales by burning his skin with acid or an open flame, then spreading the ointment on his injuries and showing his past injuries healed, he claimed, by his miracle product. "

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroleum_jelly

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    craigwestlake  over 4 years ago

    There was tremendous difficulty in burying poor Robert; he kept sliding out of the coffin…

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    javogadro#1  over 4 years ago

    Our cat loved to gift us with dead birds, chipmonks and rabbits. See if you can find him here https://www.wkrp.org/jeff/Find%20The%20Cat.html

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    oakie817  over 4 years ago

    Mr. Chesebrough, I see, slipped through death’s touch for many a year

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    paullp Premium Member over 4 years ago

    Chesebrough may jave lived that many years in spite of this strange dietary habit, not necessarily because of it.

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    jimmjonzz Premium Member over 4 years ago

    A single case of something happening proves that the thing happened once. And more often than not, cause/effect are not only not proved, they aren’t even evidenced.

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    jvn  over 4 years ago

    Mr. Chesebrough also coined the phrase: “Never trust a fart.” He learned this the hard way.

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    PatsyL.Paul  over 4 years ago

    My grandma lived to be 96 and she drank a glass of sherry every night before bed.

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    Thehag  over 4 years ago

    96. I don’t want to live that long so, Yay bacon!

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