Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for February 05, 2005

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The Flagellants A religious group in Europe between the 13th and 15th centuries believed self-mortification would absolve humanity's sins, so they went from town to town publicly whipping and torturing themselves to set an example! Burp! In January 2005, a 12 foot long, 400 pound alligator was found living in a downtown Miami Canal and is believed to have grown that big by eating the animals cast into the water following religious voodoo sacrifices! Mayor Dorothy Geeben of Ocean Breeze Park, Fla., is 96 years old- the oldest serving mayor on record in the country!