Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for December 31, 2016
December 30, 2016
January 01, 2017
Transcript:
At one time, the city of Fort Payne, Alabama, had 150 sock mills producing 600 million pairs of socks each week, making it the sock capital of the world! Ricky the rooster of Vancouver was fitted with special shoes to relieve his arthritis. The Kadambur School in Kannur, India, created 51 flower carpets made by 51 pairs of twins- all students enrolled at the school!
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Templo S.U.D. about 8 years ago
could those Alabama socks also work for the Vancouver rooster while strolling thru those Indian flower carpets?
therese_callahan2002 about 8 years ago
I’ll bet Alabama the country band wears those socks in concert.
Cminuscomics&stories Premium Member about 8 years ago
A quick search did not turn up any sock companies inFort Payne, Alabama. But, you canny all the foreign socks you want at War-Mart. Welcome to the One World Economy!
J Short about 8 years ago
Cooper Hosiery Fort Payne, Alabama. Once called the “sock capital of the world.” http://cooperhosiery.com/
BeniHanna6 Premium Member about 8 years ago
And you can thank Globalization for the closing of all those factories.
SeaFox10 about 8 years ago
Rickey the rooster’s problem can be solved by continuous basting while baking!
Teto85 Premium Member about 8 years ago
That’s a lot of socks.
Dean about 8 years ago
Cheap labor in Alabama
johnnytiggs about 8 years ago
Poor Ricky:( As long as he don’t hurt those yummy, yummy wings:) See you in my deep fryer BABY:)