Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for June 02, 2020

Too bad wooly mammoths were only endemic to the colder regions; they could’ve been a big help on the pyramids!

Oh yeah, Keats. Forgot about him …

so what would’ve been the exchange rate of tulip bulbs to one guilder (followed by euro)?

Mammoths were the food staple of the aliens that built the pyramids. Just watch The History Channel.

The rise and collapse of the great Tulip Bubble played out in 1636 and 1637. It is regarded as possibly the first occurrence of the rapid growth and overnight implosion of a large speculative investment event.

A modern example was the collapse of the Dot.Com Bubble in 2001/2002, in which the stock market plummeted by over 70%.

In both cases, fortunes were built almost instantly and then lost just as suddenly. The tulip case slightly damaged some world economies, but most damage was to individuals and businesses. The dot.com event damage was more serious and widespread.

And the tombstone of Lord Voldemort reads, “Here lies he who shall not be named.”

So if you planted a tulip garden, you would have a consistent supply of cash? Nice!

They used mammoths to move those stones!!! now it makes sense…

say, if Egyptians had woolly mammoths, that might help explain how the pyramids were built

There are still some around. Have you ever happened by an Elvis impersonator concert?

Take care and gesundheit.

I’ve sometimes wondered if you could take some cells/dna from remaining mammoth or mastodon remains and, using an elephant, clone a new species.

Would the mammoths helped build the pyramid?

I think the best final verse was by Stevenson:

Under the wide and starry sky,Dig the grave and let me lie.Glad did I live and gladly die,And I laid me down with a will

This be the verse you grave for me:Here he lies where he longed to be;Home is the sailor, home from sea,And the hunter home from the hill.

It’s on his tomb in Samoa

Wow, that mammoth thing is pretty amazing.

The Giza Pyramids were built around 2450 BC, and mammoths lived on Wrangle Island, in the Arctic Circle, up until about 2000 BC.

It really makes you think how closely world history ties us all in together.

Among the prehistoric creatures that once roamed this Earth, I’d love to have the Wooly Mammoth back!

Hmmm. Maybe if I plant some tulips tomorrow, I’ll have enough for next month’s rent. I’m sure the landlord will think that’s a great idea.