Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for July 17, 2011
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Transcript:
The USS Enterprise- commissioned in 1961, is the world's first nuclear powered aircraft carrier, the oldest combat vessel in the U.S. Navy and the 8th Navy ship to bear the name! 17-year-old Melissa Peacock of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England- has a tube running from her brain to her stomach, removing fluid in her skull that could crush her brain! Scary? Indian authorities used 38 trained Gray Langurs during the 2010 Commonwealth Games to frighten away other monkeys!
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shenoyk over 13 years ago
i am a 16 year old boy who has two ventricular shunts which are tubes leading from my brain to my abdominal cavity to stop the cerebro-spinal fluid from damaging my brainwhy is he fact above amazing?
emile.a.schwarz over 13 years ago
I had the chance to make a visit on the USS Enterprise back in the 60s, in Cannes, France, Mediterranean Sea. There was a ‘museum’ of all previous USS Enterprises that existed in the US Navy prior this one.I also remember the ship stability (so the ‘barge’ who conduct us to the USS Enterprise was certainly not that ‘stable’).I was young at the time, but I do not recall the age I had (probably less than 10 yo).
Puddleglum2 over 13 years ago
“Hey hey we’re the monkees!”
mrsroche3 over 13 years ago
A VP shunt is a Ripley’s BioN?? They must be running out of things to talk about!
Jogger2 over 13 years ago
The oldest warship still afloat is the USS Constitution, nicknamed “Old Ironsides.” Although it isn’t used for battle anymore.
themom51 over 13 years ago
I know a 42-year-old man who has had a ventricular shunt since he was a baby, when his family lived next door to me.