{"id":430,"date":"2006-12-31T05:44:46","date_gmt":"2006-12-31T10:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/oddplanet\/2006\/12\/31\/expect-the-unexpected\/"},"modified":"2011-08-11T00:08:54","modified_gmt":"2011-08-11T04:08:54","slug":"expect-the-unexpected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/oddplanet\/2006\/12\/31\/expect-the-unexpected\/","title":{"rendered":"Expect the Unexpected"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--CusAds--><p>A new edition of Ripley&#8217;s believe it or not has been published.  This one is titled  &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/189395112X?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=triciaschineswat&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=189395112X\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ext-link\">Ripley&#8217;s Believe It or Not: Expect the Unexpected (Ripley&#8217;s Believe It Or Not)<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=triciaschineswat&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=189395112X\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/>&#8220;This is the third volume in the series and features all-new examples of just how weird the world can be.<\/p>\n<div class=\"b1291d92551e5c93995fce7897ccfc30\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: right; margin:10px 0 10px 10px;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-3375789278566919\";\r\n\/* OddPlanet_300x250_inpost *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3290981241\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The large-format hardcover has hundreds of facts and photos about offbeat people, unusual animals, unfamiliar customs, bizarre happenings and fantastic feats &#8212; as well as some fantastic feet, including those of the Californian with size 29\u00c2\u00bd feet and the woman in China who functions normally although her feet face backward.<\/p><!--CusAds-->\n<p>Here are more examples from the book that you are free to believe or &#8212; well, you know:<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 A carbon-filament 4-watt light bulb has been burning in the Livermore, Calif., fire department since 1901, making it the world&#8217;s oldest-known working light bulb (and perhaps the only one with its own website: www.centennialbulb.org.)<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 In 2005, a 25-year-old man from Calgary, Alberta, caught a boiled egg, thrown from 275 feet away, in his mouth.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 A letter mailed to a small town in Germany in 1718 was finally delivered &#8212; in 2004.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 A 26-year-old Croatian woman fell 40 feet from her apartment window in 2005 and survived after landing on her feet.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 The mouth of a hyena is so tough that the animal can chew a glass bottle without being cut.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 In 2005, a 100-year-old motorist in Belgium was given a discount on his auto insurance because he hadn&#8217;t had an accident in more than 80 years.<\/p>\n<!--CusAds--><p>\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 And a slice of singer Justin Timberlake&#8217;s half-eaten French toast fetched $4,000 on eBay. 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