Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for December 01, 2020

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    Templo S.U.D.  almost 4 years ago

    So if it wasn’t Ms. Ross, then who?

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    pearlsbs  almost 4 years ago

    Tomorrow’s comic, the legless dancer.

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    Bilan  almost 4 years ago

    Next time you stick you hand under a desk and find a disgusting, wet wad of chewing gum,

    . . . Remember the guy who took the Alamo.

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    Caldonia  almost 4 years ago

    Betsy seems shocked upon hearing she didn’t design the flag.

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    TStyle78  almost 4 years ago

    I can’t golf and I do have arms.:(

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    gbars70  almost 4 years ago

    No copyright??

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    therese_callahan2002  almost 4 years ago

    Many years ago, I met a woman who had no hands. And one of my coworkers is a one-armed man(No, he didn’t kill a doctor’s wife).

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    James Wolfenstein  almost 4 years ago

    “There’s no conclusive evidence…” is Ripley’s motto :D

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    dv1093  almost 4 years ago

    And Santa Anna also had a 12 inch neck.

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    dv1093  almost 4 years ago

    Is this “no arms” week?

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    FassEddie  almost 4 years ago

    Santa Anna, himself? Nah. Someone on his staff. That’s a delegated task.

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    hakuin  almost 4 years ago

    Santa Anna’s gum was laced with opium. He had been wounded earlier in a battle and the opium, delivered via the laced gum, eased his pain.

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    Huckleberry Hiroshima  almost 4 years ago

    Heavens to Betsy, I had no idea.

    Take care, may Kord be with you, and gesundheit.

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    drycurt  almost 4 years ago

    I took the duck boat tour in Philadephia, where they showed a plaque on the former home of the flag designer, making the point then that Betsy Ross only made it. Sorry, I don’t remember the man’s name, but I have a picture of the plaque – somewhere.

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    TMR  almost 4 years ago

    I always understood it as Betsy Ross sewed the flag, but she didn’t design it. The design was brought to her by members of the secret committee from the continental congress and she was only the seamstress who followed the pattern and put it together. The idea that she actually designed it is one of those many, many myths that become “truth” after a long period of time and having enough people repeat the story over and over again.

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    ncorgbl  almost 4 years ago

    Further investigation discovered, contrary to the image pictured, that golfer Tom McAuliffe used a foot wedge.

    Santa Anna’s ad campaign of ‘Remember the Chiclet’ did not catch on so he sold the rights to Wrigley who then wasted the successful profits on the Cubs.

    Betsy Ross did not design the flag. She made the flag.

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    Gameguy49 Premium Member almost 4 years ago

    Time to dig Santa Anna up and make him clean sidewalks.

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    Indianapolis Smith  almost 4 years ago

    Uh oh… There may be some new techniques tried at the golf course next weekend. ANYTHING to improve a golf score.

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    Saddenedby Premium Member almost 4 years ago

    there is no conclusive evidence that Ripley’s Believe It or Not is believable

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    Saddenedby Premium Member almost 4 years ago

    there is no conclusive evidence that Ripley’s Believe It or Not is believable

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    paranormal  almost 4 years ago

    He could play golf with no arms and I can barely play miniature golf, if you call that playing.

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    Stephen Gilberg  almost 4 years ago

    I finally learned the guy’s full name: Antonio de Padua María Severino López de Santa Anna y Pérez de Lebrón. No wonder we always shorten it.

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    oakie817  almost 4 years ago

    here’s one for you, when the Alamo was captured the fight was over keeping slaves in Texas, Santa Anna and the Mexicans had freed their slaves, Davey Crockett and Jim Bowie were fighting to keep them…history is fascinating

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    heathcliff2  almost 4 years ago

    Old facts relative to our current lifetimes, but continually interesting and relevant. Another interesting fact relative and relevant to the afore mentioned facts. The first flag of the Republic of Texas displayed 1824, a specific reminder to Santa Anna that he continued to be the worst traitor to Mexico.

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    Craig Westlake  almost 4 years ago

    Tom also gave a whole new meaning to “doing chin-ups”…

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    pbr50138  almost 4 years ago

    BUT…is there any conclusive evidence that Betsy Ross DIDN’T design the flag?

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