Ripley's Believe It Or Not

I was a bit disappointed in this museum which opened
in 1990. I think I expected it to be as exciting as the
things I've seen on television. Sure there were
interesting things, but what was most disappointing
was that there were far too many replicas. I wanted
to see real skeletons and freaky stuff in jars. There
were replicas of the world's tallest and shortest men.
And realistic dummy's of other historical figures of
oddities, such as the man with two pupils in each eye.
Of course everything comes with a written
information. At least half of the displays in this
museum was of the native culture, with such things
as weapons, masks and jewelry. There was an
authentic shrunken head, which was more of what I
was expected. My favorite item of the day was a
large framed reproduction of The Last Supper all done
with toast! Towards the end of the museum was a
section with optical illusions and some hands on. I
guess $8.95 for an adult was fair enough for a peak at
Ripley's collection, but I didn't necessarily think the 2
hour round trip was.

Located at 7850 Beach Blvd. in Buena Park

Telephone (714) 522-1152

A little FYI......To shrink a head, the Jivaros slit the back of the neck and peel the skin
away from the skull. Once the skull is removed, they sew the head, including the
eyes and mouth back together. Hot stones and sand are poured into the vacant
cavity and the head is boiled in a broth of secret herbs. Finally, the miniaturized head
is cured over an open fire to give the distinctive leathery texture.

Here's a brain teaser....Mysterious Mathematics, here's what you do: multiply the
number of your brothers by 2, add 3, multiply by 5, add the number of your sisters,
multiply by 10, add the number of living grandparents, subtract 150....AND...... the first
digit of the remainder will be the number of brothers, the second digit will be the
number of sisters and the third will be the number of Grandparents