Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for May 04, 2014
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Ripley's Believe It or Not! WHY A DUCK? DUCK POOP!? In 1739, Frenchman Jacques de Vaucanson built a duck-like automaton which could flap its wings, quack, eat and pass duck droppings. (It was lost in a fire in 1879.) NO BEER! The pilgrims onboard the Mayflower landed at Plymouth Rock in 1620 because they were running out of beer! Gerald Ford is the only U.S. president to survive two assassination attempts. His attackers - both women - outlived him and were released on parole.
Templo S.U.D. over 10 years ago
I didn’t know the pilgrims had beer. If they’re called as Puritans, wouldn’t they make themselves pure from drinking the Devil’s juice?
bbwoof over 10 years ago
If it craps like a duck……………………….
bbwoof over 10 years ago
I actually shook Fords hand back in 1975 when he landed a Dow AFB Me on his way somewhere. I was on a 7 day SAC alert and all alert personell had to go to the flight line to be observed by Ford. He came to the rope barrier & shook the hands of the ones in front. I was in front.
e.groves over 10 years ago
I voted for Ford. I thought he was a good man.
Mneedle over 10 years ago
Ford was not elected because of the Nixon pardon.
Mneedle over 10 years ago
I lived in Maryland when Spiro Agnew was Governor and kinda chuckled when he resigned from the Vice Presidency.
cripplious over 10 years ago
The only thing he received was the VP office without election
goweeder over 10 years ago
The Pilgrims stopped at Plymouth Rock because they were out of beer? What – they figured they’d pick some up at a 7-11?
ClarkSavageJr over 10 years ago
We’ll never know how many assassinations are attempted on US presidents. They (Secret Service) keeps them hush-hush whenever possible. I witnessed an attempt on Ford in Seattle and actually assisted in taking the guy down. He was spirited away with hands over his mouth and never a word was mentioned in the media.
RedSamRackham over 10 years ago
B-b-b-but why a duck? Why-a no chicken? ☺
Stephen Gilberg over 10 years ago
Groucho ought to be replaced with Chico here, except that Chico is harder to recognize.
english.ann over 10 years ago
Sounds like the best duck decoy ever invented.So, Lynette Fromm and Sarah Jane Moore both outlived Ford and are free today? Ford holds the record for the longest life of all our Presidents. And he didn’t lose his mental faculties near the end, as Reagan did.