Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for August 15, 2017

How coincidental with Poe’s story. For sure the Russians can see St. Lawrence those almost 60 kilometers away.

Sara Palin can see it from her front porch.

There was also a story about a ship called the Titan. Its fate was practically the same as that of the Titanic years later. And the author of that story was on the Titanic when it sank!

For the curious, Poe’s novel was written in 1838.

The kid from Brewster Rockit seems to have several spleens.

I can imagine the conversation among the Mignonette survivors:

“Look, Richard, we all agreed we’d have to eat someone to survive, and, well, there is that story, so, kismet.”

Well not quite multiple spleens. Wiki says:An accessory spleen (supernumerary spleen, splenule, or splenunculus) is a small nodule of splenic tissue found apart from the main body of the spleen. Accessory spleens are found in approximately 10 percent of the population and are typically around 1 centimeter in diameter. They may resemble a lymph node or a small spleen. They form either by the result of developmental anomalies or trauma. They are medically significant in that they may result in interpretation errors in diagnostic imaging or continued symptoms after therapeutic splenectomy.

I think if my name was Richard Parker then the last thing I would ever be is a cabin boy.

St Lawrence Island must be pretty high above sea level, at sea level, for a 6 ft person, the horizon is at a distance of about 3 miles.

C: Listen… chaps… there’s still a chance. I’m… done for, I’ve got a gammy leg and I’m going fast; I’ll never get through. But some of you might. So… you’d better eat me.

?: Eat you, sir?

C: Yes. Eat me.

?: Iiuuhh! With a gammy leg?

C: You needn’t eat the leg, Thompson. There’s still plenty of good meat. Look at that arm.

Monty Python – Lifeboat Sketchhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sljSf7KVlQ

Funny, once upon a time we had a deacon at our church named Richard Parker.