Suckest Allergy

An Australian girl is suffering from incurable Aquagenic Urticaria- an allergy to water. She has to stay out of the rain, she can’t go swimming, and has to stay home hours after a shower while her rash calms down. The allergy was a result of an aggravating dose of penicillin. Even sweating could make her break out in rash! Believe It or Not!

The PinHead

The 2008 Beijing Olympics has created lots of patriotism in China. Dr. Wei Sheng showed his excitement by puncturing his head, face, hands and chest with 2008 acupuncture needles the five colors of the Olympic rings. In 2004, he set the world record for having 1,790 pins in his head. Believe It or Not!

Snail Race

Saturday, July 19, the World Snail Racing Championship was held in Norfolk, UK. The event has been taking place annually for more than 25 years! This year’s winner, Heikki, traveled from the center of the circle track, 13 inches to the finish line in 3 minutes and 2 seconds. The record was set in 1995 by Archie, who clocked in at 2 minutes. Believe It or Not!

Who's That Fat Guy??

Robert Earle Hughes was born in 1926 weighing 11 ¼ lbs. At age 3 months, suffering from whooping cough, he burst a gland in the back of his neck. From that day on, he grew rapidly gaining pounds and inches daily. At age 20, Robert wore overalls with a 9’-1” waistband. Robert Earle Hughes died at age 32. At that time of his death he weighed 1,069 pounds. Believe It or Not! At the new London Believe It or Not! museum, you can see how many of your friends it takes to weigh the same as Rob!

Ancient Plane

Believe It or Not!, these ancient South American artifacts have caused quite a stir. They were originally thought by archeologists to be golden insect models, but aeronautical engineers thought they more resembled flying machines. The figures are dated around 500-800 A.D. Similar objects have been found in Costa Rica, Peru and Venezuela. The engineers built a to-scale model and proved it was a successful flying machine, but who could have used a pre-historic plane?? What do you think?

Odd Behavior

In a small village in Cambodia, splitting a couple’s belongings in half when they divorce is taken a little too literally. A couple that had been married for 40 years decided that their marriage was over. Court fees would have been too expensive, so the couple decided to literally cut their home in half to split their assets. Only half the house remained standing. The husband dragged the fallen half to a nearby field where he will later reassemble it. Believe It or Not!

The Longest Tounge ...

Stephen Taylor (UK) has a tongue that measures 9.5 cm (3.74 in) from the tip to the centre of his closed top lip. It was measured on the set of 'Lo Show dei Record' in Milan, Italy on January 5, 2006.