Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for October 23, 2015
Transcript:
30 shades of black! During the production of the Ford Model T (1908-1927), over 30 different shades of black were used to paint the 15,000,000 cars that were made. China used more cement in three years (2011-2013) than the United States used in the entire 20th century. Suffragettes Elspeth Douglas McClelland and Daisy Solomon mailed themselves to the UK Prime Minister on February 23, 1909.
Templo S.U.D. about 9 years ago
How much cement the Chinese used those three years? As for the Model Ts’ 30 shades of black, how were able to tell which Model T was yours and not some other person’s?
charliefarmrhere about 9 years ago
Yes, their huge dam building project. They bought just about every available amount they could get.
therese_callahan2002 about 9 years ago
I hope those ladies remembered to poke holes in their box.
juicebruce about 9 years ago
Don’t know where you are but here in SW-PA you always see detour signs because something is being repaired !
James Wolfenstein about 9 years ago
I’d like to see the source of the Ford’s story. The cars were black. If there was a different in shades it was most likely a batch quality thing than a production plan.
derdave969 about 9 years ago
Um, for the entire 20th century. Seems to me we had some pretty well entrenched liberal administrations over that time. FDR leaps to mind.
Marblemouth about 9 years ago
Standard production was black but for an extra $25, you could get any color you wanted. So, company fleet vehicles had their own colors.
Stephen Gilberg about 9 years ago
I’m a little disappointed at the illustration for the mailed women. They don’t look like they just came out of a package or anything.
louieglutz about 9 years ago
did they count the concrete the mafia used to send guys to sleep with the fishes… and for radish, you conveniently forget DDE’s interstate highway system, responsible for paving over half this country with concrete. do you want more?
lovelymajorhoople about 9 years ago
did Asquith accept the package with the two ladies in it???
finnygirl Premium Member about 9 years ago
To paraphrase the Rolling Stones.. “I see a red car and I wanted it painted black. No colors anymore, I want them to turn black…”
spaced man spliff about 9 years ago
Here in Wisconsin, we have 5 seasons.The fifth is repair season, which can gofrom 6 to 9 months!--I have my own So Cal version of 5 seasons:-Winter-January and February.Spring-March, April, May.Summer-June thru September.Fall-October and November.Holidays-the whole month of December.
john almost 7 years ago
Eight will get you five that whoever wrote that bit about China does not know that cement and concrete are different from each other.