Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for May 10, 2015
May 09, 2015
May 11, 2015
Transcript:
Newspaper columnist Oscar O. McIntyre's middle name was Odd! Planning ahead, actor Nicholas Cage erected a pyramid tomb in New Orleans' St. Louis Cemetery No. 1- the final resting place of voodoo Queen Marie Laveau. Although Mark Twain never made it past elementary school, more than a dozen American schools have been named in his honor.
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Templo S.U.D. over 9 years ago
Thomas Edison and Joseph Smith also didn’t have much formal education either.
Frog-on-a-Log Premium Member over 9 years ago
I have never let my schooling interfere with my education. - Mark Twain
Kali39 over 9 years ago
James R. Hoffa’s middle name was Riddle. Gee, what happened to him? Riddles should always have answers…
juicebruce over 9 years ago
We all educate ourselves…………….
Kirby_Dots over 9 years ago
To be fair, he left school to become a printers apprentice. A perfectly acceptable career path back then. So he was still being taught. Especially about words and the way they are put together.
DoubleM over 9 years ago
Thomas Edison was very much a boogerhead and doesn’t deserve to be called an inventor. Go look up how he tried to discredit Tesla and his development of AC power.
TheBigPickle over 9 years ago
Well, what was Oscar’s middle name? You said it was odd… but what was it?