Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for May 23, 2008
Transcript:
Oscar, the mascot cat of the German battleship Bismarck, survived the sinking of three different ships during WWII! Robert Louis Stevenson, author of Pressure Island- willed his birthday, Nov. 13, to a friend because she was born on Christmas day and never had a birthday celebration! Accidentally buried alive, Wang Jianxin of Ningloo Zhyang, China, survived by using Buddhist meditation to slow his breathing and preserve oxygen until his rescue!