Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for June 19, 2013
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Whew! A blue whale could fill more than 500 balloons with a single breath! The first chewing gum- The ancient Greeks like to chew resin from the Mastic tree. In 2007, a genuine light saber used in the film Star Wars traveled into space on board the Space Shuttle Discovery.
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How much did it cost the taxpayers to send that light sabre up, instead of using the fuel for something more useful? IIRC I believe it takes about 500 lbs. of fuel to put 1 lb in orbit.