Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for January 22, 2012
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At exceptionally small sizes, computer chips and other electronic components are rendered useless by quantum effects! In the 1930s, visitors to the United States' Yellowstone National Park were nearly 200 times more likely to be mauled by a bear than they are today! Yum! In addition to feeding on the tics and parasites of Africa's large mammals- ox pecker birds also dine on the mammals's tears, saliva, mucus, earwax and blood!
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