Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for December 08, 2019

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    Leroy  almost 5 years ago

    Now that just doesn’t make sense. How could anyone possibly verify that all 28,000 rubber ducks washed ashore? Did everyone who found one report it to the International Rubber Duck Society??

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    Templo S.U.D.  almost 5 years ago

    I wonder… does Lisa even own her father’s/grandmother’s record?

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    Dean  almost 5 years ago

    As of 1:45 am EST, it is not yet available, but keep on trying.

    https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/cartoon-12-08-2019/

    Please don’t complain that someone is referring to a link not posted.

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    wjones  almost 5 years ago

    That’s All Right MAMA.

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    Grumpy Old Guy  almost 5 years ago

    Did someone actually keep count of all the recovered rubber ducks……..?

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    dlasher  almost 5 years ago

    Over the years the ducks (also beavers, turtles, and frogs) have become famous for providing data on ocean currents and wind.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendly_Floatees

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    Bilan  almost 5 years ago

    Was Elvis talking about his mother when he said You ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog?

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    therese_callahan2002  almost 5 years ago

    “Walked out this morning. I don’t believe what I saw. 28,000 rubber duckies washed up on the shore. Seems I’m not alone at being alone. 28,000 rubber duckies looking for a home.”

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    Breadboard  almost 5 years ago

    One of those Duckies is now the quarterback for the Steelers !

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    A Whiz  almost 5 years ago

    I’m guessing the $4 cost was the production cost? Or he sold the gift to his mother?

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    moosemin  almost 5 years ago

    What is even more interesting is that thousands of these little critters “swam” up the Bering Sea, got stuck (frozen) in the ice packs, and were carried across Canada and released north of Labrador and into the Atlantic! Some swam to Iceland, Ireland and Maine!

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    fuzzbucket Premium Member almost 5 years ago

    That $4 would be about $80 today. Inflation sucks. It’s just another way to cheat the poor.

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    J Short  almost 5 years ago

    Think what the record would sell for.

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    aimlesscruzr  almost 5 years ago

    Elvis recorded “My Happiness” on July 18, 1953 at Sun Studio. It cost him $3.98.

    Here’s a YouTube of that recording: https://youtu.be/tC-LG7wfvmU

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    Jogger2  almost 5 years ago

    “Shipping crate”? It was a 40 foot steel shipping container.

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    pearlsbs  almost 5 years ago

    Which shore did all of those rubber ducks wash?

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    dodgeram440rt  almost 5 years ago

    Not to interrupt this tantalizing discussion about rubber duckies (and I am truly disappointed that no one has yet mentioned Ernies Rubber Duckie song from Sesame St.), but when Elvis recorded his first song for his mother, he was still blond. He didn’t start dyeing his hair jet black until 1956 or 57.

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    Caeruleancentaur  almost 5 years ago

    I’d like to know why they didn’t pick them all up somehow before they drifted away.

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    Jimmyk939  almost 5 years ago

    Ayers Rock, a fossilized iceberg evidently.

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