Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for August 17, 1996
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Ripley's Believe It or Not! "RAFFLES", a mynah bird owned by American Carveth Wells, was awarded the Lavender Heart Medal in 1943 for signing "The Star-Spangled Banner" at concerts during World War II! Believe It or Not! It was once against the law in Los Angeles, Calif., to scrub a sink! In a single year, the human heart circulates up to 1.6 million gallons of blood through the body - enough to fill two hundred 8,000-gallon tank trucks!