Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for October 04, 2011
October 03, 2011
October 05, 2011
Transcript:
The Pioneer 10 spacecraft was launched in 1972 for a 21 month mission to explore the outer solar system. It passed beyond Pluto's orbit in 1983 and continued to communicate with Earth until 2003! The world's first Akkadian language dictionary was completed in 2011 at the University of Chicago, although, the language's dialects of Assyrian and Babylonian haven't been spoken in 2000 years! During the Battle of Britain in 1940, a dog named Rip help find more than 100 people buried under collapsed buildings!
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FatTonyBalducci almost 13 years ago
It’s now being used as a Coffee Table by aliens.
tadchem almost 13 years ago
Will you let us know if they ever complete the Cajun Dictionary?
Dkram almost 13 years ago
Good Dog..\\//_
iced tea almost 13 years ago
Heroic dog stories are so wonderful. It should make everyone love and appreciate dogs.
ghretighoti almost 13 years ago
Something else wrong in this strip. A 21 month mission would probably only get you out to Mars, if you hurried. Outer solar system takes years. (Probably 21 years was meant.)
Puddleglum2 almost 13 years ago
Maybe it completed the 21-month planned mission and just kept going and communicating until 2003.
hossblacksilver almost 13 years ago
So, I wasn’t the only one to think about Kirk-unit and the carbon infestation on the Enterprise. ;)
killerkaleb over 12 years ago
another reason why dogs are mans best freind