Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for November 28, 2006
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True or false? There is such a substance that is 99.8% air but can support thousands of times its own weight. True! It is a glass like substance called Aerogel. First created in 1931- Aerogel is an effective insulator! The British government is funding research in gait recognition software to catch criminals by identifying unique ways of walking- similar to the ways fingerprints are used! Thousands of prisoners donated hair to help soak up spilled fuel following the crash of an oil tanker off the coast of the Philippines on August 11, 2006!