Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for November 16, 2022

Elvis is everywhere!

Texas was it’s own country, too, for roughly ten years, and our beaches are all open to the public. In fact, if erosion of the shoreline occurs, private property owners next to the beach lose enough area from their lots to maintain the public beaches.

I guess Elvis never had a show outside North America because of travel expenses were too expensive then?

That Elvis fact, as weird as it sounds, is true. It does reveal another strange fact, though: the Hawaiian islands are technically part of North America.

I’m so toughthat when I go to the beach, I kick sand in my own face.

Having grown up in a small Alabama town, my friend James couldn’t wait to tell us all about life in California, where he was stationed.

“The malls are massive, and the restaurants are great,” he said. Then he grinned. “I even went to a topless bar.”

“Really?” said his mother, surprised.

“What do they do if it starts to rain?”

He did do a concert in Hawaii, which if I’m not mistaken, is not in north America.

No private beaches in Oregon, either.

The official state flag of California has a bear and the words, “California Republic,” to this day.

Wasn’t Elvis’s manager the one who kept him in this country?

A recent study found that California has the highest rate of Depression and Infidelity in America.

It’s a sad state of affairs.

elvis played one show in England…….

And now California is its own universe.

Take care, may Mississippi Aisle Vice fan Ruth “We Screamed And Cried And Momma Locked Us In The Livery Barn The Next Time He Came To The County” Houndogord be with you, and gesundheit.

I watched the Elvis movie on PPV last weekend. According to the movie, “Colonel” Parker didn’t book overseas concerts because he wasn’t a U.S. citizen, and therefore had no passport. He couldn’t leave the country, so he wanted Elvis to stay stateside in order to keep control. Very sad.

Then they discovered gold,and everybody wanted to be a Californian

so, all beaches in Mexico are ‘free’ beaches?

This quote from today’s BBC article on the launching of the Artemis rocket to the Moon, raises an interesting question:

“Today, we got to witness the world’s most powerful rocket take the Earth by its edges and shake the wicked out of it,” said Mike Sarafin, Nasa’s Artemis mission manager.

Does this mean that the manager of this very important project is a Flat-Earther? Cause a sphere doesn’t have any edges that I’ve ever noticed.

I thought it was 1 day.

And that one try kept California from ever being a separate country. lol

They may not be private beach by law in Mexico, but I guarantee that if you try to go in some beaches in the Rivera Maya without being a guest of the hotel “owning” them they won’t let you get close. Resorts make sure they are closed to the general public.

Here’s hoping California becomes a separate country again.

Texas was also its own country for a short period of time.

All beaches in Hawaii are public – at least they’re supposed to be. Homeowners and hotels try their best to restrict access to them.

Mexico also has a lot of sunny beaches!

He didn’t do any whilst he was stationed in Germany? For the GIs?

Correct!

Countries Of The Continent Of North AmericaRankCountrySubegionPopulation1Antigua and BarbudaCaribbean97,1202The BahamasCaribbean389,4803BarbadosCaribbean287,0204BelizeCentral America390,3505CanadaNorth America37,589,2606Costa RicaCentral America5,047,5607CubaCaribbean11,333,4808DominicaCaribbean71,8109Dominican RepublicCaribbean10,738,96010El SalvadorCentral America6,453,55011GrenadaCaribbean112,00012GuatemalaCentral America16,604,03013HaitiCaribbean11,263,08014HondurasCentral America9,746,12015JamaicaCaribbean2,948,28016MexicoNorth America127,575,53017NicaraguaCentral America6,545,50018PanamaCentral America4,246,44019Trinidad and TobagoCaribbean1,394,97020Saint Kitts and NevisCaribbean52,83021Saint LuciaCaribbean182,79022Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbean110,59023United StatesNorth America328,239,520

Because his manager was not an American citizen and would not bec allowed back in the country