Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for December 28, 2020

…due to a quarrel over the aisle seat??

And how did these baby alligators lose their tails in the first place? Ripley never gives the whole story, sheesh.

@Leroy

Actually, it was because of the death of Otto Lilinethal, their hero, and the failures of Samuel Langley, their rival.

They promised their father that because of the way their idols and rivals died in crashes, they would never fly together: if one fell in a crash, the other would continue their work.

The one and only time they ever flew together, Orville took the helm and Wilbur took the side seat.

And their father was next, flying for the first time at 81.

(Zichrono Livochro)

If baby alligators replace their own tails, they’d better do it quickly. I once read that alligator fathers devour their own young!

Good for them on the Brussels Sprouts, but I will still pass!

I like the old style Rutabaga, but now all you can get is tasteless ones. This is supposed to be an improvement?

That’s because the Wright Brothers fought over who got the seat in First Class, and who had to sit in Economy. It was a major falling out.

Wow if it wasn’t for aviation breakthrough, my life, as well as lives of billions could not have changed so drastically. What will be after that? Is teleporting possible? I mean at one time no one thought transportation via flying could be possible

All bus drivers aspire to look like that.

Take care, may Hablord be with you, and gesundheit.

typical brothers – they both wanted to be the captain. I call BS on the BS. They are still nasty. Gators are still Gators, what ya gonna do???

The alligator cartilage tube wouldn’t taste as good as alligator tail. Stay safe my friends.

“Ripley” seems to be obsessed with Wright Brother trivia.

Tale of a tail.

Yes, Willville and Orbur were wright.

Now let’s work on broccoli.

If you need to choose a volunteer and don’t have straws to draw from, you can use a bunch of baby alligators if one has a short tail. Put them in a covered bucket, each person reaches a hand into the bucket and pulls out the first alligator to bite a finger. (No fair closing your hand into a fist.)

The volunteer will be the one least mauled by momma ‘gator.

Sorry, brussels sprouts farmers, but you failed. The only way to remove the hideous bitterness is to boil them down to mush, then throw the mush out.

Orville hogged the armrest so Wilbur swore never again.

This has been rumored to be ‘fake news’ by the Brussel Sprouts Industry perpetuated by the Broccoli Group.

The alligator replacement tail has been found to be not suitable for shoe making.

and after all that work they still taste like brussels sprouts…

I still won’t eat Brussel Sprouts.