Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for June 12, 2015
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Transcript:
In 1518, and Strasbourg, France, nearly 400 people danced themselves to death, dancing nonstop for over a month for no apparent reason. Here lies Corey Taylor In 2007, Chicago's Corey Taylor faked his own death to try to get out of his cell phone contract. The surface area of human lungs is equal to half a tennis court!
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