Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for September 16, 2014
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Smoking was compulsory for schoolboys in the 17th century at England's famous Eton School because it was thought to prevent the plague. No sausages for you! The Roman Emperor Constantine (272-337 A.D.) banned sausages because they were associated with pagan festivals. When London's iconic Nelson's Column Memorial was repaired in 2006, it was found to be only 170 FT tall- 15 feet shorter than had been thought for the previous 163 years.
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Maybe Nelson’s statue was 185 feet tall…. but of COURSE it has gotten shorter!
I myself have already lost half an inch from my adult height, and I’m nowhere near 163 years old.