Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for November 21, 2014
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On average, one piece of space junk falls out of orbit and hits the earth every day, according to NASA. Rome had four different emperors in the year 69 A.D.- Galba was murdered by Otho, who then committed suicide in an attempt to end the bloodshed, before Vitellius was murdered by Vespasian. Strapping patients to a spinning chair until they vomited or passed out was a 19th century treatment for mental illness.
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Templo S.U.D. over 9 years ago
I guess those four Roman numbskulls fought o’er the throne.
Marv Walker over 9 years ago
HOOO RAYYY!!!
At that rate, in a million or so years space will be trash free and won’t have to worry about getting hit with a piece of space junk.
NaturLvr over 9 years ago
Just saw that chair-spinning thing in a movie, “Stonehearst Asylum”. Wow…SOOOO glad I didn’t live in the 19th century!!! The doctors who thought up that so-called treatment should have been given a taste of their own medicine!
greenearthman over 9 years ago
This was in the pre Christian era of the Roman empire. These guys still worshipped the old gods. The altruistic suicide by Otho is surprising!
kelharrell over 9 years ago
Chair-spinning must be how we pick Congress these days…
Stephen Gilberg over 9 years ago
I think you meant “provinces.”
Brown Leghorn over 9 years ago
Only lead poisoned lunacy could have conceived of that chair’ Later this blossomed into carnival rides!
Mneedle over 9 years ago
And we thought that politics were tough here in the U.S.