Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for January 10, 2012
January 09, 2012
January 11, 2012
Transcript:
Both the first nuclear powered commercial ship, the NS Savannah, and the first cross Atlantic steamship, SS Savannah, were commercial failures shortly after being commissioned- more than a century apart! More than 200 scuba divers attended the July 17, 2011, underwater wedding of Alberto Dal Lago and Karla Ysunza off the coast of Playa Del Carmen, Mexico! The world's oldest surviving soccerball, found in Scotland's Stirling Castle dates back to 1540!
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Jawbraker over 12 years ago
Shouldn’t that be “football?” They don’t call it soccer over there.
Stephen Gilberg over 12 years ago
Just how well did it “survive,” tho? If you kick it, will it burst?
Nairebis over 12 years ago
According to this link, the soccer ball was found up in the rafters.
http://www.smithartgallery.demon.co.uk/collections.html
“Ach, Willy, ya clown! You jes kick’d our ball up inta tha rafters!”
“Don’ worry about it, someone will git it down eventually.”
Puddleglum2 over 12 years ago
There are ‘divers’ ways of attending weddings!
RetFor over 12 years ago
“You may now blow bubbles at the bride!”
iced tea over 12 years ago
I heard of a couple getting married on a roller coaster ride a few years back. They were at Kennywood Park in West Mifflin, PA aboard the Thunderbolt.
tuslog64 over 12 years ago
Common in history – the first out is a failure, but engineers see how to make improvements and then evolution takes over.
hossblacksilver over 12 years ago
The later Savannah wound up in Charleston for a while, then Newport News and now Baltimore. I saw her in Charleston.