Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for June 08, 2016
June 07, 2016
June 09, 2016
Transcript:
Author Mark Twain (1835-1910) was born and died during Halley's Comet years- the comet only passes earth approximately every 76 years! New York-based painter Ruby Silvious paints miniature works of art on teabags. Female sharks have thicker skin than male sharks.
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Templo S.U.D. over 8 years ago
That’s neat, Ruby, but is the tea still in bags?
StCleve72 over 8 years ago
Good one!
StCleve72 over 8 years ago
There’s a great Claymation movie about Mark Twain and the very theme mentioned here. Worth renting.
Chad Cheetah over 8 years ago
I read this in a book once. Mark Twain actually predicted just as he was born with the comet, he would die with the comet. And he was right.
MJKesquire over 8 years ago
Don’t l females have thicker skin?
Ikemeister over 8 years ago
english.ann over 8 years ago
Samuel Clemens’ middle name was Langhorne.
froggy1v over 8 years ago
I think it is more interesting that Twain reportedly said:I came in with Halley’s Comet in 1835. It is coming again next year, and I expect to go out with it. It will be the greatest disappointment of my life if I don’t go out with Halley’s Comet. The Almighty has said, no doubt: ‘Now here are these two unaccountable freaks; they came in together, they must go out together.