Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for September 27, 2014
September 26, 2014
September 28, 2014
Transcript:
In the 1950s, the United States Air Force drew up secret plans to detonate a nuclear bomb on the moon. In June 2014, a British Guiana one cent stamp from 1865 sold for $9.6 million at an auction- the most expensive stamp in the world! A Megaloptera (type of flying insect) discovered recently in Sichuan, China, is thought to be the largest aquatic insect on earth, with a wingspan of over 8 inches.
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Kali39 about 10 years ago
History’s Lost and Found did a nice little bit on the British Guiana stamp: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OapE52ZJeMg.The signature is that of the island postmaster — to avoid counterfeiting.
Praetor-Max about 10 years ago
Uh oh!
http://youtu.be/n6AeumXb2Zc
wizzo10 about 10 years ago
knowing how some Chinese are they probably deep fry that huge insect.
tuslog64 about 10 years ago
That big and only recently discovered?
tuslog64 about 10 years ago
I think the moon project was to test a nuclear device where it would not do any damage.But we were still a decade or two from having hardware that could go to the moon.