Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for May 15, 2016

He’s not dead, Jim.

Mr. Melville’s masterpiece must’ve really gained popularity then.

The red shirts always die, so it’s surprising this guy survived in real life.

If it wasn’t popular when first published, why did “Moby Dick” become a classic?

How often do they change balls? Once a serve? Once a game? Once a match?

I imagine back when there was little PR for books and only people well off could buy them. The average joe/joan was too busy to read after working 70 hours a week or more.

It took 36 years to read the awful Moby Dick book.

Back then there were a few that made it to stardom from ‘D’ Day Art Carney was another one. I was lucky to have been trained and commandered under many of these heros!

Got to meet James Doohan several years ago when he was visiting in Richland, WA. Had him autograph a Star Treksound effects record for me. Very nice man he was !

A few years ago, I watched on DVD a series of Moby Dick, but changed into science fiction by the Japanese. Taking place in outer space instead of at sea.More recently, I listened to Herman Melville’s Moby Dick story on audio CD. I liked his Bible knowledge displayed in the story and how we got the name Starbucks from one of the ship’s crewmen in the story.

Herman Melville’s work titled Billy Budd was discovered and published AFTER his death.