Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for July 10, 2015
Transcript:
In 2010, sewer workers beneath London's Leicester Square removed 907 tons of putrid fat- enough to fill nine double-decker buses! In 1812, a powerful earthquake in Missouri caused a tsunami in the Mississippi River, making it run backward for several hours! The Statue of Liberty has a 4 1/2 FT long nose, an 8 FT long index finger, and one of her fingernails is 13 X 10 inches!
Templo S.U.D. over 9 years ago
That’s a lot English sewer sludge.
MJKesquire over 9 years ago
In this drawing, Her face looks like Elvis!
Jogger2 over 9 years ago
It’s a drawing of part of Liecester Square, where there is a statue of Charlie Chaplin.
Jogger2 over 9 years ago
Fat in sewers is a problem, especially when there is trash in the sewer. A lot of wipes labeled “flushable” are not. For more information, go to http://news.google.com and search for “flushable wipes.” You might also search for “Fatberg.”
Charlie Fogwhistle over 9 years ago
The New Madrid fault caused a series of 4 earthquakes in December 1811, January 1812 and February 1812, all of which may have been as powerful as magnitude 8. There were no instruments to read them, but they were felt in New York and Boston, where they were strong enough to ring church bells.
Cloudchaser over 9 years ago
I was tolf the Mississippi ran backward because a large chunk of land sank creating what is now Reelfoot Lake
Charlie Fogwhistle over 9 years ago
The torch in the Statue of Liberty has been closed since 1916, when a massive explosion of munitions on Black Tom Island caused $100,000 damage to Ms. Liberty, as well as damage totaling over $20 million. The explosion was at a munitions depot, and was an act of sabotage by German operatives. It is regarded by some historians as the first act of terrorism on United States soil by a foreign power. Details courtesy of Smithsonianmag (dot) com.
captainofgondor over 9 years ago
I’ve always thought Ms Liberty looks like Elvis.
comixbomix over 9 years ago
He was born in London, and, although it’s been removed, there was a statue of him in the square. The only remaining statue there now is the original one of Shakespeare, so, something to do with the arts…
Old Texan75 over 9 years ago
Gustave Eiffel built the Statue of Liberty, designing the framework.
The dedication of the Statue occasioned the first ticker tape parade in New York.
tuslog64 over 9 years ago
I heard that Reelfoot Lake was the course of the river before the earthquake?Also, how did they get all those buses clean enough for people to ride in afterwards?
ClarkSavageJr over 9 years ago
Don’t you mean Michael Moore, old “Tons of Fat” himself (especially in his head)??
SharkNose over 9 years ago
Re: The Statue of Liberty’s Nose: “We’re going to need a bigger Kleenex…”
Simon_Jester over 9 years ago
And none of the buildings in that region are quake worthy.