Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for May 30, 2015
May 29, 2015
May 31, 2015
Transcript:
In short distance races, greyhounds are faster than thoroughbred racehorses! In 1929, Robert Ripley informed Americans that the US had no national anthem! You're so vain! For every pound of fat you gain, you grow seven miles' worth of new blood vessels.
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And when Mr. Ripley told them that, it was perfectly true; “The Star-Spangled Banner” had not, up to that time, been officially designated as our national anthem by Congress. This was finally done in 1931.