Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for March 13, 2015
Transcript:
Medieval times, the color red was thought to cure smallpox- everything from clothing to food took on a reddish hue! Grown home! ET The Extra-Terrestrial's face naturally formed in a tree stump- found by Bill Harley, of Isle of Skye, Scotland! The Pieter Schelte, a new ship designed to move oil rigs, weighs 18 times more than the Titanic, and is wider than the length of a soccer field.
Templo S.U.D. over 9 years ago
Oh, the joys of folk medicine. Luckily I learned from YouTube channel TED-Ed that the smallpox virus is the only virus thus far (since 1980) to have been eradicated.
cripplious over 9 years ago
Quick let’s start worshipping the stump before the fundies do
linsonl over 9 years ago
Noah’s ark was designed by one old man. The Titanic was designed by a room full of engineers.
Stephen Gilberg over 9 years ago
Meh, ET never opened his eyes that wide.
BlackHawkDon over 9 years ago
Is a soccer field measured in metric and is it longer or wider? I don’t know! I am so confused. I think I need a rest. Oh woe is me.
Simon_Jester over 9 years ago
The nursery rhyme, Ring Around The Rosie is about smallpox
prince valiant Premium Member over 9 years ago
The Pieter Schelte is now the Pioneering Spirit due to a
naming controversy.tuslog64 over 9 years ago
That ship could take on an iceberg?