Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for July 09, 2021

A businessman, a pillar of his community, had passed away. Most of the town turned out for his funeral. The minister, after giving his eulogy, asked if anyone present had any words for the deceased.

From the back of the church, an old man stood up and slowly made his way to the lectern. When he finally got there, he leaned into the microphone and said, “Plethora.”

“Thank you,” the widow said. “That means a lot.”

“Houston? The Beagle has landed.”

It looks like Duke is getting sucked into a space portal

Here is the video of Duke being lifted by a dust devil.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBH1rmfogkU

I am not that impressed.

that Greek gizmo: uh… what?

Fluffy dark matter?

Fluffy????

Show me the dark matter! I majored in physics about the time discussion of dark matter began. It’s invisible. There’s only a theory that it exists so how do they know it’s fluffy????

That must have been one heck of a dust devil to be able to lift a 70 pound dog

I don’t know what’s in the center of the galaxy, but I do know what’s in the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm.

I thought the sun was the center of Milky Way?

Fluffy ball of dark matter, eh? This has me wondering what their definition of ‘fluffy’ is.

Let me get this straight. No one has seen dark matter. We only theorize it exists because we haven’t figured out where the rest of the mass that should exist, according to our theories about the universe, actually is? But we can describe it as “fluffy” Why is “fluffy” more likely than any other adjective? Why not " a jagged cube" or " a rough cylinder". what makes a “fluffy ball” more likely? Could it be an “amorphous mass”?

And Duke still can’t walk a straight line.

Maybe those black holes that are said to swallow planets are space fluff bunnies.

Mankind makes a find, researches it thoroughly, dates it, then announces its results as the definitive proof of an era. Finding that star calendar simply proves that the earth contains more wonders than man can accurately account for. All our knowledge and posturing are brought to earth when new finds are discovered. And we begin the circle once again.

Your black hole is my fluffy comfort zone.

Take care, may mediocre curb address painter Michelangelo Splattord be with you, and gesundheit.

That dog video is so boring that no one bothered to steal it and upload it to YouTube:)

I thought Earth was at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy.

The center of the Milky Way? I have been there; It is filled with milk chocolate. I know for fact: I was just there a month ago. I think I’ll buy one today while getting my salad dressing.

When the Antikythera Mechanism prototype sank, it took 1,000 years for anyone to trust the second one.

Duke, real name ‘Baldar’, caught on camera visiting Earth again.

Nougat?

One theory is that the ship was over 1,000 years old when it sank. The Greeks built good ships.

The Antikythera mechanism has proved to be one of the more astonishing pieces of ancient history ever found. Made about 2,000 years ago, and only discovered in the beginning of the 20th century, it is a working model of the known solar system, one that correctly predicts planetary motions, eclipses, and even the wobble in the Moon’s orbit around Earth. There is a one hour documentary put out by the BBC detailing how forensic examination of the corroded metal gears and plates has shown that the ancients were far more advanced than we generally give them credit for. Truly, exciting forensic archaeology at its finest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3T1n7RjCMfQ

A black hole can consist of dense dark matter, both invisible with a strong gravitational pull.

That Antikythera Mechanism is clearly the result of time-traveling X-Men.

It looks like Duke is trying to jump into the center of the galaxy!

Have they considered that it might be a fluffy black hole…