omgosh.. i've jst been reading "World of Ripley's Believe It or Not!" and it's sooooo fasinating!! hilarious, mind blowing and freaky at the same time! here's some stuff i found interesting:

Tragic Turns
Little Mickie Kennedy lived with his parents in the Western District of Victoria in the 1940s. He seemed an ordinary child, until he began to speak. His first words were, "Mummy dead and Daddy gone." He repearted this phrase over and over for three years, much to the surprise and horror of his parents, until one night, on his parents' ninth wedding anniversary, his father murdered his mother. At the exact same moment that his father was sentenced to death, Mickie stopped repeating the phrase, and suddenly, inexplicably died.

(fuck.. i swear, after i finished reading this. the hairs on the back of my neck stood up! that is sooo freaky.. like the baby came to earth just to give that prophercy to his parents...)

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A man deposited $50 in the bank

withdrew$   20   leaving$   30
withdrew     15   leaving     15
withdrew       9   leaving       6
withdrew       6   leaving       0
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TOTALS   $50                  $51<<<
where does the extra dollar come from??

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A Philadelphian Committed Suicide and Left the Following Note:

I married a widow with a grown daughter. My father fell in love with my step-daughter and married her, thus becoming my son-in-law, and my step-daughter became my mother because she was my father's wife. my wife gave birth to a son, who was of course my father's brother in law, and also my uncle for he was the brother of my step-mother. My father's wife became the mother of a son, who was, of course, my brother, and also my grandchild for he was the son of my daughter. Accordingly, my wife was my grandmother because she was my mother's mother - I was my wife's husband and grandchild at the same time - and as the husband of a person's grandmother is his grandfather - I AM MY OWN GRANDFATHER!

- Mark Twain

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Eccentric (hilarious) Epitaphs

"Here lies John Phillips accidentally shot as a mark of affection by his brother"

"Some Mother's Son"  <<<--- this one's hilarious!

"In memory of Ellen Shannon, Aged 26. Fatally burned 1870 by the explosion of a lamp filled with Danforth's non-explosive fluid."

"here lies the body of Jonathan Blake. Stepped on the gas instead of the brake"

"Owen Moore
Is gone away
Owin' more
Than he could pay"
hahahahhahahaha......

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Nutty Names

- Another Smith
- William Williams lived on Williams St in Williamsburg, Kansas.
- Dina Might
- Iccolo Miccolo payed the piccolo for the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra.
- Dr. Besick was a doctor in Chicago, Illinois.
- A. C. Current was an electrical contractor in Tontogany, Ohio. His son's name? D. C. Current
- Sam Heller was a ham seller in Richmond, Virginia.
- Doctor Lawyer was a mayor in Ironwood, Michigan.

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umm... that's it for now.. i'll post more next time =]

oxx.