Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for July 15, 2014
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Transcript:
The top of the Empire State building was originally designed as a mooring mast for zeppelins- but the wind made it impossible to use. The original cologne was invented by Italians in Cologne, Germany, in the 18th century and was also drunk by the wealthy to treat fevers, scurvy and impotence. Sea anemones are carnivorous- recently one was observed trying to eat a seabird along the coast of Oregon.
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Templo S.U.D. over 10 years ago
Utah’s gulls and crickets, okay. Oregon’s anemones and gulls, (skeptical-sounding) okay…
Simon_Jester over 10 years ago
Another fact about Zeppelins…the Hindenburg disaster was only the FOURTH deadliest dirigible crash in history. ( but it was the only one caught on film. )
Jogger2 over 10 years ago
So, why would someone want a zeppelin moored at the top of a skyscraper?
BRI-NO-MITE!! Premium Member over 10 years ago
Airships just never caught on.
joe piglet Premium Member over 10 years ago
Now the poor drink the cologne.
brooklyn51 over 10 years ago
Airship passengers would disembark via a gangway to the 86th floor observation deck, according to Wikipedia.
Dave Ferro over 10 years ago
Of course sea anemones are carnivorous, they eat fish all the time.
tuslog64 over 10 years ago
Possibly passengers would have been a bit scared to walk down a gangplank suspended 80 some stories up especially if it was waving in the wind!
coffeeturtle over 10 years ago
♦Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow♦FRINGE (alternate timeline)
Jogger2 over 10 years ago
So, after mooring to the top of a skyscraper, what would they do? Drop a ladder so they could embark / disembark?