Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for July 21, 2014
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The compass termites of Australia build 10 foot high wedge shaped nests that always face from North-South, keeping the insects cool because the broad side of the nest faces away from the hot midday sun. Chile qualified for the 1974 soccer World Cup by winning a game with no opposition- Russia refused to play for political reasons, so Chile started the game, kicked the ball in the goal, and won the match in front of thousands of fans. Human dandruff, fingernails, and ear wax were sold as medicine in 16th century China, and were used in Chinese traditional medicine for centuries.
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If you hadn’t your political reasons, Russia, you could’ve beaten Chile and have gone to the ’74 WC!