Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for July 05, 2014
July 04, 2014
July 06, 2014
Transcript:
Studies of elections show that candidates receive more votes if they are listed first on the ballot. In 1862, early baseball star Jim Creighton died at the age of 21 after hitting the ball so hard that he ruptured a hernia. The London Underground opened in 1863 with wooden carriages pulled by steam locomotives.
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