We explore some of Wikipedia’s oddities in our 6,980,791-part monthly series, Wiki Wormhole. This week’s entry: Ol’ Rip The Horned Toad What it’s about: The most famous lizard in American history. In ...

The embalmed body of a horny toad named Old Rip shown in 2002. The town of Eastland, about 90 miles west of Fort Worth, is famous for the horny toad that was placed in a cornerstone of a new ...

EASTLAND - The New York Times reported on the miraculous tale. Some 3,000 onlookers witnessed it firsthand. And today, nearly a century later, true believers scoff at the doubters. They swear by the ...

My mother always said one of the most unforgivable things you can do is lie. “It’s not what you did, it’s the lie you told when you said you didn’t do it,” she told me several times when I was a ...

AUSTIN, Texas — If you’ve lived in Texas for a while, you may have run across a tiny lizard with an identity crisis. Most folks call them horned toads, but they are, indeed, horned lizards. A Texas ...

ALPINE - So, maybe you've heard of Ol' Rip, the Eastland County horny toad who allegedly hibernated inside the courthouse cornerstone for 31 long years. Originally named Blinky, the little creature ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Texas Judge Brad Stevenson about "Old Rip," the top tourist attraction in Eastland, Texas. "Old Rip" was a horned toad. He was placed in the cornerstone of the county ...

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