Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for August 31, 2014
August 30, 2014
September 01, 2014
Transcript:
The oldest unopened bottle of wine was found buried with a Roman nobleman near Speyer, Germany, and is thought to be more than 1650 years old. The Dancing frog of India, waves its rear legs in the air to attract mates. The Russian writer Nikolai Gogol (1809-1852) starve himself to death after becoming obsessed with religious fasting.
More From Ripley's Believe It or Not
Simon_Jester over 9 years ago
The inscription on the bottle read, “avistono”
Templo S.U.D. over 9 years ago
And just how long did Gogol fast? Hopefully not 40 days. As for the wine, I’m sure it smells not too well after being opened. Oh, I thought the Indian dancing frog’s legs had falling asleep and it was trying to get the blood circulation recirculating,
Michelle Morris over 9 years ago
He played a Hunger Game. He lost.
dansswing over 9 years ago
Gogol was Ukrainian.
RetFor over 9 years ago
google gogol…
BRI-NO-MITE!! Premium Member over 9 years ago
It’s probably the world’s oldest bottle of vinegar.
Charlie Fogwhistle over 9 years ago
Here in Texas the local grocery super-chain (HEB) sells a wine called Cul-de-Sac. Regular price is $2.98 a bottle (regular size wine bottle), but on sale occasionally for $2.59 a bottle. It would probably also be better than the 1650 year old wine.
english.ann over 9 years ago
Gogol fasted for nine days. He was born and raised in Ukraine but then moved to Russia.