Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for December 23, 2011
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Transcript:
The Swiss travel on trains farther than people of any other nation- riding the rails an average of more than 1400 miles in a year! The Fried Egg nebula has a yellow star at its center more than 1000 times larger than the sun! Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos is funding the construction of the clock of the Long now, which is being built inside a mountain, as a mechanism 200 feet tall, and is designed to keep time for 10,000 years!
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Michael Thorton almost 13 years ago
They also eat the most chocolates.
Tog almost 13 years ago
Here in the UK, few can afford to travel by rail as the price goes up all the time while the services get cut. Apart from that they are very keen on going on strike and giving the finger to the customer. Cost me £15 to travel 20 miles.
FatTonyBalducci almost 13 years ago
They also have the most Swiss Bank Accounts
jhar almost 13 years ago
Would a better name be, “The Clock in the Rock”?
Aussie Down Under almost 13 years ago
Jeff has way too much money but still has time to rethink his waste of time.
flagfly almost 13 years ago
I hope no one finds out where the clock is…there are too many peole that love to destroy.
Sardonis almost 13 years ago
A lot of these tech people are lunatics—you know that, right?
oldpine52 almost 13 years ago
I know this will come as a surprize to many New Yorkers, But NYC is not a nation.
Tracy King almost 13 years ago
re: the clock…………why?
Fred Kuechenmeister almost 13 years ago
Beat me to it by a few minutes….Tack said, re: the clock…………why?with all the crap going on in the world, at a cost of (?).. again… why?