Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for April 17, 2006

Transcript:

Saccharin, the artificial sweetener, was accidentally discovered in 1879 by Ira Remsen when he forgot to wash his hands after experimenting with coal tar! Believe it or not! Jan Krutewicz of Munster, Ill., built a working telephone smaller than a human thumb! C'mon in, the water's fine! Don Underwood of Louisville, KY, owns a 1954 fire truck with a built in swimming pool originally installed to provide mobile swimming lessons for children!