Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for May 29, 2009
Transcript:
The Great Encyclopedia of Youngle, compiled in China during the Ming Dynasty, took five years to complete (1403-1408) and spanned 11,095 books! Nearly 400,000 volunteers from around the world picked up 7 million pounds of debris from 17,000 miles of coastline and waterways on a single day- Sept., 20, 2008! Giant freshwater stingrays, found in Southeast Asian rivers, grow to 6.5 feet across, and can weigh more than 1300 pounds!