Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for April 05, 2021

I think that third fact might be using “common” a bit too lightly

do militaries still use silly string for its intended purpose?

I don’t think it is wise to use silly string on a trip wire to a live M18 Claymore.

It’s brilliant, really. Silly String isn’t massive enough to bend the tripwire, but visible enough to be seen on it.

Mother elephants are very protective of their calves, so this elephant’s maternal instincts kicked in.

The trip wires being inside unexploded bombs or booby traps. That’s not silly.

Mummy brown the artist’s colour was once made with real mummies.

And after rescuing the baby, the elephant formally resigned from the Republican Party.

Did everyone in the 19th century just have a few mummies lying around?

Elephants are good and kind creatures.

Makes me wonder about how the mummies for the unwrapping parties were acquired. Doesn’t sound much like a legitimate enterprise on the surface of it, does it?

Yeah, I did that, too. Just got out.

Take care, may obscure pachyderm bather Ear Elephanturd be with you, and gesundheit.

mummy unwrapping party=baby gender reveal today right? You are still unwrapping mummy to find out what’s inside!

And how come there were no DADDY unwrapping parties?!?

And then the military started losing more soldiers when they felt whimsical and started shooting the silly string at each other, instead.

So, there is a military grade of Silly String? Is it O.D. green?

After retrieving the baby the elephant held it hostage until the family voted, suppression haven risen to new heights in India.

As societies matured by the 20th century parties actually became fun events.

Elephants are very caring mothers, just don’t get them pissed off.

WHY WAS MY COMMENT DELETED????

That’s just plain silly.

In Japan it’s considered rude to sneeze in public. Handkerchiefs are used for drying your hands. Surely they wouldn’t expect someone to completely stifle a sneeze since sneezing is an involuntary act and is impossible to avoid doing.

Bathing in radioactive waters at radium spas was popular in the United States during the early 20th century.

May the Lord be with you.

MUMMY UNWRAPPINGS?? EEWW!!

!!TREEHUGGER ALERT!! Damn hippies! Who gives a damn about the Earth?! This is so irresponsible; silly string is not biodegradable and can cause all sorts of issues with the ecosystem. Man-made constructs such as drains as well. Not that armed forces give a damn about the world, they only want to protect what are considered “assets.”

Elephants…not only just a good memory but a rescue animal too.