Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for April 17, 2016
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Transcript:
When Barbara Thorpe died in 2002, she left most of her fortune to the stray cats of Dixfield, Maine! Thank you, Barbara! The first book published by L. Frank Baum, author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, was a guide to rearing, mating and managing chickens. Center Parcs Sherwood Forest in Rufford, Newark, UK, holds the record for the tallest stack of pancakes- piling 213 pancakes 3 ft 4 in high!
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Mr. Baum’s first initial stood for Lyman (like “Garfield” dog Odie’s original owner) which he despised even though it was an uncle’s name. Would 213 pancakes take one whole standard-sized bottle of maple syrup? If most of Ms. Thorpe’s fortune went to stray cats, who got the rest?