Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for February 13, 2021

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    jasonsnakelover  about 3 years ago

    Gahatma Mandhi

    One time I fed curry spices to sheep and reduced the amount of methane they produce by 41%.

    May the Lord be with you.

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    eromlig  about 3 years ago

    Steve, you’re too kind! Tonight I have yet another story from the annals of True:

    A dentist has been advertising on local radio that he can help you “overcome your insurmountable fear of dentistry.” I was amused, of course. How does one overcome the insurmountable? Later that week I had an appointment to get my teeth cleaned, so I told my hygienist about the spot, emphasizing the word “insurmountable.” She nodded and said, “Oh, that’s good.”

    I was taken aback; I thought she would laugh. “Uh, do you know what ‘insurmountable’ means?” I asked her.

    “Oh, that’s like a really big fear, right?”

    “Right,” I conceded. We went on to other topics…

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    Templo S.U.D.  about 3 years ago

    Who’s got the time to list all ten thousand species of grass?

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    monkeysky  about 3 years ago

    The curry spice fact isn’t too surprising. A lot of components of curry are known or suspected to improve the speed and efficiency of digestion.

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    sevaar777  about 3 years ago

    No, no, no. I have his spare glasses that I will sell on ebay for half that amount. And if you don’t believe me, I’ll put his initials on them. /s.

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    J Short  about 3 years ago

    It’s 40% less, but it burns your eyes. and makes your nose run.

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    J Short  about 3 years ago

    They knew they were his glasses; because when you put them on, you could see inward.

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    Huckleberry Hiroshima  about 3 years ago

    That’s a dandhi price for the Gandhi glasses.

    Take care, may Punjabi centipede whisperer Mahat’n’mahcoat’ord be with you, and gesundheit.

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    Wlly Blly  about 3 years ago

    His name was “Mohandas Gandhi”. “Mahatma” was a nickname given to him. It means “great soul”.

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    Jimmyk939  about 3 years ago

    You could replicate and sell his glasses if you had the right specs…see where I went there :-)

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    ForrestOverin  about 3 years ago

    Proving the point that ‘a fool and his money are soon parted’.

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    watcheratthewell  about 3 years ago

    It’s also known that feeding strychnine to sheep reduces their methane production by 100%

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    ncorgbl  about 3 years ago

    In his seemingly never-ending quest, Willie Nelson has smoked 7.467 species so far.

    The pair were personalized Feni glasses for relaxing at the end of the day.

    Can’t top watcheratthewall.

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    Teto85 Premium Member about 3 years ago

    Yeah, but does it make for a better lamb curry? MMMMMM lamb curry, it’s what’s for dinner on Monday.

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    Buckeye67  about 3 years ago

    Yeah, but the 60% of methane that’s left is 100% more potent.

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    ekke  about 3 years ago

    Does anyone see the absolute irony here of Gandhi’s glasses going for an absolutely huge sum?

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    KevinKoehler  about 3 years ago

    But the sheeps farts will make your eyes water.

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    Craig Westlake  about 3 years ago

    The glasses are rose-tinted and help to see the world in a better light…

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    yangeldf  about 3 years ago

    is there a diet supplement that reduced the amount of methane cows produce? I’m pretty sure we have more cows in the world than sheep

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    Craig Westlake  about 3 years ago

    A military friend of mine says there are more than 10,000 species coming out of Afghanistan alone…

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    stamps  about 3 years ago

    I love a good lamb curry.

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    Nancy Simpson  about 3 years ago

    Couldn’t a DNA test confirm whether the glasses were Gandhi’s?

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    finnygirl Premium Member about 3 years ago

    Here’s a link to the bizarre (to me) story of how the auction house obtained the glasses, and how they decided they were authentic because a guy told them so… I wouldn’t pay $3.40 for something with information that sketchy! (IMO). https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/gandhi-s-glasses-sell-at-auction-for-340k-smashing-estimates/ar-BB17KWUV

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    wwward1948  about 3 years ago

    I also have a pair of glass that used to be Ghandis. I will offer them for just $300,000.any takers?

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