Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for February 29, 2024

Barack Obama had only a half-sister and only lived with her for three years.

My parents provided a sandbox with real quicksand. I was an only child…eventually.

But only one President, James Buchanan, never had a First Lady.

What important historical fact can one learn from Mount Rushmore?

The best American Presidents were stoned

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There were talks about adding Trumps’ head to Mount Rushmore.

But they couldn’t find rock that was thick enough.

But all of the Apollo astronauts were either only children or first born.

And RBION spills the beans on the “secret.”

“Benchmark A in Washington, D.C. is miniature replica of the Washington Monument. Installed in the late 1800s, this benchmark was used during the construction of the Monument and in subsequent surveys performed by the National Geodetic Survey. Upon completion of the monument grounds, Benchmark A was buried in a brick-lined pit and concealed by a manhole cover. In 2019, the “mini monument” was unveiled to the public for a brief time before being covered back up again." – Wikipedia

What is so unbelievable about Mount Rushmore? Everyone knows that fact. What most do not know is that on the carving, Lincoln does not have a left ear.

All of the stone is laying at the foot of the mountain.

Gotta ask: what’s the purpose of the Washington Monument model?

Is The Washington Monument open again?It was shut for a long time due to presumed earthquake damage/

Lyndon Johnson and Jimmy Carter wished they WERE only childs.

The Washington Monument was capped with aluminum which at the time was very expensive to process before Bessemer came along, I guess.

Believe It Or Not…

Alphabet blocks, when paired with a replica microphone and stand, are a common metaphor for being an only child in some parts of the world… somewhere or other…. maybe.

Not much of a secret is it? “The first rule of secrets is never reveal the secret exists; don’t even hint.”

Wowee – such unusual White House historical facts!!

Didn’t know about that replica. It’s a survey control point

WWW.atlasobscura.COM/places/washington-mini-monument

The capacity of the Paul R. Tregurtha is 68,000 tons*. So, the rock removed from Mount Rushmore could fill it 6.6 times.

First I mistook young Reagan there for a ventriloquist dummy.

I admit to being impressed with the precision of the dynamite blasts. Think how easy it could have been to scr*w things up

Ummm m….. apparently it’s NOT a secret, Ripley. YOU know about it and now so does everyone who reads this.

Looking forward to the Crazy Horse Memorial in The Black Hills to be completed!

That’s in case of a enemy attack.

Can anyone tell me why there is a hidden 12 foot replica hidden in a manhole?

How about you be fair for once