Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for July 23, 2014
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Transcript:
Jean Robic, the 5 foot- 2 inch winner of the 1947 Tour de France, is said to have picked up led filled water bottles at Mountain summits to give him extra weight for fast downhill sectioning! To: USA due to a linen shortage, Egyptian mummies were imported to the US during the Civil War so that their wrappings could be made into paper, which was still made from linen at the time. The poison Hemlock that famously killed the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates was also used by Greek doctors as a treatment for arthritis- but the wrong dosage was fatal!
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Simon_Jester over 10 years ago
So? Lotta poisons are used as medicines in lower doses. Belladonna, Strychnine, even Curare.
Templo S.U.D. over 10 years ago
I guess Robic didn’t know much about lead poisoning then. Or if he meant to strap the bottles to himself, then that’s okay.
ColonelClaus over 10 years ago
Most everything is fatal if you take a large enough dose. even water.
louieglutz over 10 years ago
don’t forget that hot new drug, botox.
Steveh16 over 10 years ago
There is a very long tradition of cheating in the Tour de France…
boldyuma over 10 years ago
I just wonder how many Kings and notables were poisoned with Hemlock and other noxious herbs that ended up being Mummies..Rosecrucian Museum in San Jose,Ca has quite a collection..I recommend it..
loner34 over 10 years ago
Well it is believe it or not. and I don’t believe the mummy story
tuslog64 over 10 years ago
And werent mummies used as boiler fuel at times in Egypt?
tuslog64 over 10 years ago
Wife is on 4mg daily of compound used in Decon!(Wonder what would happen if I left some of those tablets out for the mice to chew on?)Warfrin sp?)
MetalOverCountry about 10 years ago
As valuable as mummies are, I find that difficult to believe. That’s like using the first issue of Super-man as toilet paper.