Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for July 25, 2022

Jason Snake Lover once took fifty-six days to film a Game of Thrones battle scene.

That goat fact is especially interesting, since “smiling” is a very unusual facial expression among other animals. The fact that they know a human bearing their teeth is more approachable shows how thoroughly domesticated they are.

I think the beginning of a new year should have stayed in Spring. I can never understand why anyone thought it was a good idea to put it in the dead of Winter.

Regarding the fact that March used to be the 1st month, this is why October, November and December are so called. Oct for 8th month Nov for 9th month and Dec for 10th month.

And September.

Well yes most of the smilers do seem to think they’re the G.O.A.T.

Take care, may 4th string quarterback Harold “Dad Made Me Go Out For Football So Well Then Hike And Stuff” McPirouettord be with you, and gesundheit.

“Honk”??

It took 55 days to film that piece of garbage?

My dad and brother loves the game of thrones.

Originally, the Roman new year began with the beginning of Spring.

I guess Goats, like Happy Meals!

No. In fact it’s possible that the idea that March was the first month is a misapprehension caused by the septem-octo-novem-decem thing. (RBION reportage notwithstanding.) July was added by Julius Caesar, August by copy-cat Augustus — just as Nala the Great has stated. And January was, as Nala the Great also states, the month where looking forward and looking back were epitomized by the two-headed god Janus.

The Roman new year originally began with spring, but because of the pre-Gregorian calendar not handling the ~1/4 day that leap years address, the seasons had shifted. Pope Gregory’s calendar reform was designed to address that.

There’s a lot of good smile jokes. I’m going to share a few.

I was on a train and this woman opposite looked at me and said, “Everytime you smile, I feel like inviting you to my place….”

I asked, “Are you single?”

She replied, “No, I’m a dentist.”

This one’s rather sick. If you disagree, you might be also.

As I helped my friend with some speaker equipment, he asked “Will this make a sound if I unplug it?”

I smiled as a wave of nostalgia hit me square in the heart.

“What’s up?” my friend asked, noticing my change in demeanor.

“That’s the last thing I said to my grandma.”

One more?

Last call.

You and I are going to a concert together!" smiled my wife. “I’ve bought Rod Stewart tickets.”“I’m fairly sure he could’ve afforded his own,” I replied.

Until next time.