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. almost 10 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 almost 10 years ago
Quick let’s start worshipping the stump before the fundies do
linsonl almost 10 years ago
Noah’s ark was designed by one old man. The Titanic was designed by a room full of engineers.
Stephen Gilberg almost 10 years ago
Meh, ET never opened his eyes that wide.
BlackHawkDon almost 10 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 almost 10 years ago
The nursery rhyme, Ring Around The Rosie is about smallpox
prince valiant Premium Member almost 10 years ago
The Pieter Schelte is now the Pioneering Spirit due to a
naming controversy.tuslog64 almost 10 years ago
That ship could take on an iceberg?