Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for June 28, 2016

A 110-year-old message in a bottle? How original.

So what did the message say?

A top hat and a sword for earning a PhD. I wonder if women get these?

My first thought: 1906? That’s not old. The year my Grandparents married.Then Templo pointed out it’s 110 years old.Dang.

Here’s the story of the message in the bottle: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/11815044/Worlds-oldest-message-in-a-bottle-washes-up-in-Germany-after-108-years-at-sea.html

Aren’t hyraxes those things in “Ice Age 4”?

“…message in a bottle…”—Fan mail from some flounder?

The sword is for motivating lazy undergrads!

I hope they get to wear the sword in public, and not fall afoul of some weapons law…

I didn’t get a top hat and a sword. grumblegrumblegrumble

I only got as far as my Master’s degree. If I upgrade, I’m doing it in Finland.

I already have a top hat and a sword. Now all I need is a Ph.D in Finland.

I have a Ph.D., and have a sword, too! Got the latter, though, for being an officer in the Navy.

“Someone” is singular, “their” and “they” are plural. Does anyone speak english anymore?

When one of my teammates scores, they jump up and down.