Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for January 18, 1996
Transcript:
Ripley's Believe It Or Not! Believe It or Not! Frederick the Great (1712-86) had a collection of over 1,700 SNUFFBOXES! Submitted by Rob Curtiss, Schenectady, NY In 1994, the British Trade Union of the Society of Shuttlemakers conducted their first strike in 102 years! ON STRIKE Ray Sattler of North Carolina gave a "coming out" party for his pet pig Norma Jean! (1986)
Why would you need 1,700 snuffboxes? Oh wait, it’s a collection. Why would shuttle makers need to go on strike? I don’t get what the “coming out” party means.