Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for December 03, 2013
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Transcript:
In 2001, Frenchman Marco Siffredi descended the summit of Mount Everest on a snowboard! Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin were both nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Oops! Um... And who thought this was a good idea?! In 1827, hotelier William Forsyth filled a schooner with animals- including Buffalo and bears- and sent it over Niagara Falls as a PR stunt!
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Templo S.U.D. almost 11 years ago
If it takes a long time to go up Mt. Everest, I wonder how long it took Monsieur Siffredi to go down it.
Aussie Down Under almost 11 years ago
Lucky for William Forsyth that ASPCA wasn’t founded until 1866.
corpcasselbury almost 11 years ago
Yeah, really. But at least neither of them did win.
BRI-NO-MITE!! Premium Member almost 11 years ago
In 1938, Hitler was named Time magazine’s “Man of the Year”.
jgarrott almost 11 years ago
Just what I thought!
natureboyfig4 Premium Member almost 11 years ago
And Obama was given one. I see a pattern here.
jack fairbanks almost 11 years ago
only fitting considering mr nobel’s most famous invention
cdnalor almost 11 years ago
Obama received the Nobel for not being Republican.
Donaartgetsinger almost 11 years ago
natureboyfig4 I though I was the only one that saw that !
Dkram almost 11 years ago
WWIII has been going now for at least 12 yrs may be longer.We call it the War on Terror..\\//_
Carl Rennhack Premium Member almost 11 years ago
@Big Bri—and Stalin was “Man of the Year” in 1939!
Perhaps the nominations were some people’s idea of a very sick joke?
VEJETE almost 11 years ago
Well, did not Obama actually WIN the Nobel peace prize??? It’s actually all a joke..
goweeder almost 11 years ago
My, aren’t we sweet today…
goweeder almost 11 years ago
“………..weakest leader in the world. His weakness is the reason for many of the increased tensions in the world.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Far as I’m concerned, intelligence – not weakness – means maybe avoiding World War III for a few years. Notice I said ‘avoiding’ not ‘preventing.’It’s a matter of when, not if.
Tha_Hype almost 11 years ago
Only headstrong, obstinate, uncompromising to the point of madness people believe that a willingness to compromise to a point for the sake of peace, prosperity and equality is a weakness.
artegal almost 11 years ago
I lost all respect for the Nobel Committee when they gave their prize to Yaser Arafat just because he had the common decency to stop killing Jews. Oh, and Al Gore won for PowerPoint presentation.
tuslog64 almost 11 years ago
What was he trying to prove by sending animals over the falls?An interesting footnote to history:Laws regarding cruelty to animals were on the books beforethose regarding cruelty to children!
tuslog64 almost 11 years ago
and the first court case involving cruelty to children,the children had to be classified as animals as laws regarding cruelty to children were not yet on the books!(Oh, well, some children do act like animals!)
Lamberger almost 11 years ago
While not a fan of Time Magazine, I remember them saying that “Man Of The Year” is selected by his impact in the news, and not because he is an credit to humanity.
Marvin3 almost 11 years ago
AHA! The Nobel prized is rigged. Who would have ever guessed?
tigerchik32 almost 11 years ago
Really, stupid? How about Jimmy Carter? Do you hate that he got one??
tigerchik32 almost 11 years ago
How dare you even consider putting the Prez in the same category with those tyrants!
tigerchik32 almost 11 years ago
If that’s honest, I’m the Queen of Sheba
tigerchik32 almost 11 years ago
That’s the hope that lets me sleep at night
BRI-NO-MITE!! Premium Member almost 11 years ago
I have heard this too, that if he had died in ‘36 or ’37, he would be remembered in a completely different light. I can’t verify it, but I heard that in the mid ’1930s, a high school in New Jersey was named after Hitler. Of course they renamed it. (If that story is true to begin with.)