Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for December 19, 2016
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Transcript:
Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker is also a classically trained opera singer who can belt it out in seven different languages! The bone trumpets of Tibet, known as kangling, are made from human thigh bones. Believe it or not, the fax machine was invented the same year the first wagon crossed the Oregon Trail- 1843!
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Templo S.U.D. almost 8 years ago
So why did Jason go into sports rather than opera? (How did the first fax machine even work I wonder.)
therese_callahan2002 almost 8 years ago
The thigh bone connected to the…..mouthpiece!
Space_cat almost 8 years ago
1843, When you could play “Oregon Trail” for real!
loubarra almost 8 years ago
It was difficult to find somewhere to plug it in that’s why it took so long to catch on.
npublici almost 8 years ago
The facsimile machine worked well on telegraph lines,sending on and off bursts,the same way as the telegraph. There was added encoding for stops starts and page roll.
J Short almost 8 years ago
Hopefully they only used the thighs of the dead.
dwdl21 almost 8 years ago
I thought the fax machine was invented by Detective Murdoch…lol
markhughw almost 8 years ago
and the message is still printing
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] almost 8 years ago
First facsimile machine in 1843? I thought it was the 1920’s.
Angry Indeed Premium Member almost 8 years ago
Maybe if they used a pelvis for a musical instrument they could play some hip music.