Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for December 01, 2012
November 30, 2012
December 02, 2012
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Researchers have managed to cure paralysis caused by spinal damage in rats by adding a nerve detour around the injury! Gemma Fletcher of Sheffield, England, had her daughter delivered by cesarean section at 8 months after doctors discovered she had a kidney tumor even bigger than her baby! Aaron Fotheringham of Las Vegas, Nev., USA, taught himself to do backflips in his wheelchair at age 14 and he is now a professional wheelchair stuntman at age 20!
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