Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for February 10, 2017
February 09, 2017
February 11, 2017
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Did you say snow? On December 20, 2016, the Sahara Desert experienced snow for the first time in 37 years! When asked if Honest Abe had any hobbies, Mary Todd Lincoln said, cats. Pocahontas and William Shakespeare died less than a year apart less than 150 miles away from each other!
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Templo S.U.D. almost 8 years ago
Continue to rest in peace, William and Pocahontas, after respectively 400 and 401 years. (Would a modern-day Abraham Lincoln like the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical “Cats”?) (How much snow did the Sahara get those few months ago?)
Bilan almost 8 years ago
Did he grow the beard to cover up the scratches?
Pedmar Premium Member almost 8 years ago
They are both mentioned in the song “Fever” (well, not Shakespeare directly, but “Romeo and Juliet”). By the way, Pocahontas and John Smith never had a “mad affair.” Pocahontas married John Rolfe.
gmartin997 almost 8 years ago
So what exactly does Pocahontas have in common with William Shakespeare, other than they both died in England?
HectorPriam almost 8 years ago
Bill and Poca were secret lovers.
Carl Rennhack Premium Member almost 8 years ago
@Templo—Abraham probably would have LOVED “Cats”. One play he didn’t enjoy was “Our American Cousin”!
J Short almost 8 years ago
I think that was misquote. I think Mrs. Lincoln answered, “Pussy.” People wrongly assumed the implication of cats.
Stephen Gilberg almost 8 years ago
Hobbies, not tabbies.
Say What Now‽ Premium Member almost 8 years ago
Humans are hobbies for cats.
Teto85 Premium Member almost 8 years ago
Poca died of cholera. Had she not traveled to England she would have lived longer.