Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for April 12, 2021

If Jason calls her “Moan Jurray” remember — she earned it!

DeJa Vu. I swear I’ve seen this one before.

Moan Jurray one time I survived a 14,5001 foot drop after landing on a mound of fire ants.

The head researcher of the Australian National Insect Collection, Bryan Lessard, officially naked a horsefly scaptia (plinthina) beyonceae.

May the Lord be with you.

Pistol dueling (with wax bullets) used to be an Olympic sport. I think they ought to bring it back

Well, this means that tomorrow’s RBION comic will probably be.

https://www.gocomics.com/ripleysbelieveitornot/2018/04/10?ct=v&cti=1964646

Joan Murray is quite the gal surviving fire ants… unlike Ernest P. Worrell during a Sprite picnic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKnjQsdyCEk

Dang. I never knews em red fire ants gives you life and don’t lets you die. Too bad I killed or drove em all away from me bear cave yesterday.

In the early 1980s, when “Paintball” was still called the “Survival Game” and used single shot pistols. Dueling was a popular variant of the game.

To save anyone else looking the other 3 are in China, South Pacific and South Indian Oceans.

I wonder dueling with plastic bullets sting and leave bruises like paintballs.

The fire ant stings kept her alive… exactly how?

Wax Bullet Dueling couldn’t have been TOO popular if none of us have ever heard of it before. Somebody’s Great Uncle Frederick would’ve had stories about it.

too late for alex hamilton…….

I remember that. And the quote from fire ant Inky Bzt-Bzzt Walker, was, “She fell for me!”

Take care, may veteran Fire Truck Hook and Ladder Driver Mike Ford be with you, and gesundheit.

I think I’ll write to Joan Murray and tell her about parachutes.

In the middle of the 19th century, Robert-Houdin was asked to use illusion to intimidate those who might revolt against French rule. In one illusion, a bullet was marked. He loaded a gun, and had someone shoot at him. He caught the bullet in his teeth. Taking the gun, he reloaded it and fired at a man’s shadow. A red spot appeared. Robert-Houdin said that because he had drawn blood from the shadow, he had power over the man.

When Robert-Houdin loaded the gun, he palmed the marked bullet and switched it with a wax bullet, which was vaporized when the gun fired. For the second illusion, he loaded the gun with another wax bullet, which had red liquid in the center.

I have NEVER heard of modern pistol dueling…

Now it’s called paintball.

Stop horsing around !

Here is a short article about Joan Murray and her experience: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Murray_(skydiver)

Looks like a cross between a fencing outfit and a clown costume.

Did the ant stings act like mini-defibrillators?

DEAD CENTER! for that marker!

And Joan won several dancing contests before they wore off…

Max Fernswoggle killed four people dueling because he didn’t get the memo…

Someone will eventually use a real bullet…accidentally of course.