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[August 10-August 16, 2020] A spud-tacular spin on potato salad, lion poop fertilizer, and the secret social lives of sharks—all round-up in this week’s weird news from Ripley’s Believe It or Not!

The Scoop on Potato Salad Gelato

Calling all potato lovers! The Hoshino Resort Tomamu in Hokkaido, Japan, is releasing a seasonal treat just for you. But they’re asking a peculiar question—cup or cone? From September 1 to October 31 at the resort’s Cafe & Bar Tsukino, visitors can choose from 100 different flavors of not ice cream, but potato salad! Spud-tacular scoops will line the walls of the cafe, all placed perfectly into cones giving the uncanny resemblance to different ice cream. Can’t decide on a flavor? Don’t fret—they’re even offering potato salad flights or tastings paired with the perfect alcoholic beverage. Salmon roe with Pinot Noir? Yes, please!

There’s a whopping 100 types of potato salad to choose from