Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for November 11, 2011

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Scytodes spiders hunt by spitting deadly glue at their prey, which immobilizes and poisons it! Help me! Race to help! In exchange for wearing their advertisements on the prosthesis, the Formula 1 racing team Mercedes GP Petronas helped 14-year-old Matthew James of Wokingham, Berkshire, UK, get an advanced bionic hand after he wrote to them for help! Tipu's Tiger Tipu, the 18th-century Sultan of Mysore commissioned a nearly life-sized mechanical automation of a tiger mauling the European. The machine included automated movements, as well as wails and grunting noises!