Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for December 18, 2021

  1. Cyan
    monkeysky  almost 3 years ago

    The story goes that Khutulun’s suitors would have to wager a horse for each match, and she collected thousands of horses that way. She did marry, at some point, although there’s disagreement who her husband was or why she married him.

    As for how Pepsico acquired such a huge military force:

    https://www.businessinsider.com/how-pepsi-briefly-became-the-6th-largest-military-in-the-world-2018-7

     •  Reply
  2. B986e866 14d0 4607 bdb4 5d76d7b56ddb
    Templo S.U.D.  almost 3 years ago

    How many suitors did that Mongol lass go through?

     •  Reply
  3. Ann margaret
    Caldonia  almost 3 years ago

    I deleted the completely insane comments I wrote to myself the other night. Ambien is one heck of a drug. Anyway, I like that princess. Why no Disney movie about her?

     •  Reply
  4. Huckandfish
    Huckleberry Hiroshima  almost 3 years ago

    Until defeated by Fanta Marines, they reined supreme.

    Take care, may proud puppy Fido “Stop Blaming Me For That Smell” Arford be with you, and gesundheit.

     •  Reply
  5. Avatar92
    Charlie Fogwhistle  almost 3 years ago

    I’m going to try something different today, 2 jokes for the price of one.

    Two groups of warriors are facing each other before a battle.

    Wanting to intimidate their foes, a swordsman takes out his handkerchief, throws it up into the air and deftly slices it into ribbons before it hits the ground.

    Not wanting to be outdone, his opponent also takes out his handkerchief and throws it up in the air. The handkerchief flutters downward and lands untouched amidst the corpses of the first group of warriors, who really shouldn’t have taken their eyes off the man with the sword.

    I promised you two, didn’t I? OK – here goes:

    What do you call a warrior princess in a nightgown?

    A pajamazon.

    Until next time.

     •  Reply
  6. Missing large
    arrseetee  almost 3 years ago

    Grandaughter of Genghis Khan? I think most of the women of the world are the granddaughter of Genghis. He was a most prolific dicktater.

     •  Reply
  7. Th 9
    Count Olaf Premium Member almost 3 years ago

    Pepsico may have been the sixth largest military in the world but things go better with Coke. (-a-cola, just to be clear).

     •  Reply
  8. Th 9
    Count Olaf Premium Member almost 3 years ago

    United States Marine Corps Drill Instructors in the mid 60’s called the recruits under their command (aka “boots”) Pepsi Generation Killers. Told to me by a friend. Believe It of Not! (Hint: Believe It, you can Count on it ;) )

     •  Reply
  9. Download
    artegal  almost 3 years ago

    You know all those suitors got together and said, “You know, if we keep losing, we’ll get to ‘wrestle’ her for a long time.”

     •  Reply
  10. Cropped narragansett indian logo
    The Pro from Dover  almost 3 years ago

    Maybe her opponents didn’t try.

     •  Reply
  11. Missing large
    arrseetee  almost 3 years ago

    I just checked out the Pepsi story and trading warships for Pepsi really is something to brag about, even tho I am not a Pepsi drinker. I wish they would put less sugar in their cola. But, that is just me.

     •  Reply
  12. Bobbyavatar
    Saddenedby Premium Member almost 3 years ago

    PepsiCo threatened to GAS everyone if they even thought of drinking something else so Coke made a deal with Dr. Pepper who invented Bubble-up which in turn made PepsiCo’s threat less threatening and everyone lived happily ever after except for the weapons dealers – I once wrestled a girl when I was in Junior High. I had more fun losing than I’d ever had before.

     •  Reply
  13. Photo
    DawnQuinn1  almost 3 years ago

    I do not care about the other items, I just wanted the puppy safe.

     •  Reply
  14. Bob 1
    moondog42 Premium Member almost 3 years ago

    The late Bill Hicks, before the first war against Iraq: “People say ‘Iraq has the fourth biggest military in the world’. Yeah, but there’s a REAL BIG drop off after the first two biggest militaries.”

     •  Reply
  15. Dvincent
    dv1093  almost 3 years ago

    Pepsi – huh – ?

     •  Reply
  16. Greg backlit
    mindjob  almost 3 years ago

    Since 1 out of 12 men in Mongolia are related to Genghis Khan, she would have just married a cousin anyway

     •  Reply
  17. Vidownload
    jf13fox  almost 3 years ago

    How in the screamin’ cheetah wheelies does a soft drink manufacturer become a military force? How many tanks, aircraft carriers, assault rifles, nuclear weapons, etc. did PEPSICO have?

     •  Reply
  18. Missing large
    yangeldf  almost 3 years ago

    so Princess Khutulun was the Mongolian Lady Maxima huh? But I feel like I need SO much context for how Pepsi was a military force, let alone the 6th largest in the WORLD.

     •  Reply
  19. Img 1610
    WCraft Premium Member almost 3 years ago

    Not sure how many men would want to marry a woman who exceeded their own physical prowess?

     •  Reply
  20. Large screenshot 2021 12 26 6.13.05 pm
    Comicfan (I can't think of a better name)   almost 3 years ago

    Pepsi: Becomes world’s sixth largest navy

    Coca-Cola: gulps severely

     •  Reply
Sign in to comment

More From Ripley's Believe It or Not