Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for January 23, 2015
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Transcript:
It is against the law to be drunk in charge of a cow in the United Kingdom. Shrapnel is named after British Major General Henry Shrapnel (1761-1842), who invented a shell containing lead shot in 1784. In 1856, Representative Preston Brooks of South Carolina beat Senator Charles Sumner unconscious on the floor of the U.S. Senate after Sumner insulted Brooks' cousin. He resigned but was soon re-elected!
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Templo S.U.D. almost 10 years ago
“In charge of a cow”?
James Wolfenstein almost 10 years ago
Was Preston Books a catholic?
eddodt almost 10 years ago
and obama thinks WE need to be more civil!
Stephen Gilberg almost 10 years ago
I never considered that “shrapnel” could come from a name. It just sounds so appropriate for what it is.
comixbomix almost 10 years ago
Might be worth noting that the speech was about slavery, the insult was that the cousin was a “pimp” for it, and the speech was two days before Brooks’ attack…hard to understand how he wasn’t prosecuted for premeditated assault…
linsonl almost 10 years ago
I worked with a man who had been the victim of a mortar shell in Viet Nam. He had some funny stories to tell about his experiences with metal detectors at airports and some of the idiots that ran them.
mbraun almost 10 years ago
Good thing Shrapnel’s last name wasn’t Featherton!
Petemejia77 almost 10 years ago
I run this cow!
folklegendredux almost 10 years ago
Sumner mouthed off about the wrong guy