Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for November 21, 2014
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Transcript:
On average, one piece of space junk falls out of orbit and hits the earth every day, according to NASA. Rome had four different emperors in the year 69 A.D.- Galba was murdered by Otho, who then committed suicide in an attempt to end the bloodshed, before Vitellius was murdered by Vespasian. Strapping patients to a spinning chair until they vomited or passed out was a 19th century treatment for mental illness.
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Templo S.U.D. about 10 years ago
I guess those four Roman numbskulls fought o’er the throne.
Marv Walker about 10 years ago
HOOO RAYYY!!!
At that rate, in a million or so years space will be trash free and won’t have to worry about getting hit with a piece of space junk.
NaturLvr about 10 years ago
Just saw that chair-spinning thing in a movie, “Stonehearst Asylum”. Wow…SOOOO glad I didn’t live in the 19th century!!! The doctors who thought up that so-called treatment should have been given a taste of their own medicine!
greenearthman about 10 years ago
This was in the pre Christian era of the Roman empire. These guys still worshipped the old gods. The altruistic suicide by Otho is surprising!
kelharrell about 10 years ago
Chair-spinning must be how we pick Congress these days…
Stephen Gilberg about 10 years ago
I think you meant “provinces.”
Brown Leghorn about 10 years ago
Only lead poisoned lunacy could have conceived of that chair’ Later this blossomed into carnival rides!
Mneedle about 10 years ago
And we thought that politics were tough here in the U.S.