Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for January 15, 2013
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Transcript:
On December 23, 1986, Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, became the first aircraft to fly nonstop around the world without refueling! President Franklin D Roosevelt would never travel on the 13th day of the month, and would never host a White House dinner with 13 guests! Sticking out your tongue when you are concentrating really does help your brain process information!
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Templo S.U.D. over 11 years ago
How does the tongue thing work anyway?
KLepo over 11 years ago
http://sciencefocus.com/qa/why-do-i-stick-out-my-tongue-when-i-concentratetongue is such a bugger and sensations source that making it still saves brain capacity for other tasks :)
Captain Colorado over 11 years ago
Is Jeana related to Chuck Yeager?
Knightman Premium Member over 11 years ago
What would have FDR done with the year 2013?
Nighthawks Premium Member over 11 years ago
also, don’t blast off into space on Apollo 13 at 1313 hrs, especially when the mission encompasses the 13th of the month
htownkev over 11 years ago
So that’s why Jordan did it. Ialways thought he was just mocking his opponent.
Puddleglum2 over 11 years ago
Who’s ‘fueling’ whom?“Who do you think you’re ‘fueling’?”
Scott S over 11 years ago
Today’s word-of-the-day: Triskaidekaphobia
Red_Fez over 11 years ago
Yeah, and it only took him 12 years to do it.
AmyGrantfan51774 over 11 years ago
interesting bit about FDR like reading about Presidents it fascinating always has been for me
wjones over 11 years ago
The second world war, not FDR brought us out of depression .