Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for February 14, 2014
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February 15, 2014
Transcript:
Genghis Khan's Mongol conquests of the 13th century are thought to have killed 10% of the global population! Judy, a British Navy ship's dog captured with her crewmates by the Japanese in World War II, was the only animal to be officially listed as a prisoner of war- she survived. In 1870, Alfred Ely Beach built a subway train under New York City that was propelled by a giant 50 ton fan!
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johnt204 almost 11 years ago
A fan on the train (like a propeller) or in the tunnel?
Dkram almost 11 years ago
BOO! HISS!.\\//_
francisrossi almost 11 years ago
Yep. Ain’t superstition great? Rats were the carriers, so we killed their predators. Cue facepalm.jpg
corpcasselbury almost 11 years ago
The Mongols under Genghis Khan had some…interesting policies. They killed any and all peasants they came across, because they could not understand farming, nor why anyone would want to be a farmer in the first place. When they came to cities, if the city in question surrendered immediately, they spared everyone. If the city resisted, once it had fallen, the entire population was massacred and their heads thrown onto a pile outside of the city’s walls.
SharkNose almost 11 years ago
RE: The Subway Train – Is that the subway referenced in the “Ghost Busters” movie? I think it was called “Pneumatic Transit”?
SMMAssociates almost 11 years ago
I think that the subway tunnel may still be there and accessible.