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Ripley in a Rickshaw
In this silent film clip, Robert Ripley rides rickshaws ‘round the world. The first is during his trip to Thailand in 1932. Next up is his trip to China in 1932, where he takes a speedy ride on a village street, followed by a more leisurely one on the Great Wall of China. Two years later he hitches a ride in Durban, South Africa in 1934.
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