Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for January 29, 2015
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A Boeing 747 jet would take more than 1200 years to fly around Canis Majoris, one of the largest stars in the universe. Bombs away! Flocks of fieldfares poop on larger predatory birds to defend themselves- this can damage feathers so that the predator can't fly, and may even die. Which two US Presidents were born on the same street in Quincy, Massachusetts? John Adams (1735-1826) and his son John Quincy Adams (1767-1848)
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Templo S.U.D. over 9 years ago
I would hate to be the predator of a fieldfare.
phelpsgates over 9 years ago
At the risk of pedantry, I should point out a glaring error in the strip, something known to anyone who has ever taken astronomy (and probably to lots of kids interested in it). “Canis Majoris” is not the name of a star. It means “of the Canis Major constellation” and would be preceded by the name of the specific star, in this case “VY Canis Majoris.” The wikipedia article on this star is worth reading.
Bittermelon of Truth over 9 years ago
So it would seem that Adams is the first presidential dynasty, the Bushes second…
Space_cat over 9 years ago
Now we know which bird politicians and lawyers evolved from!Never mind the Lawyer Bird..
bookworm0812 over 9 years ago
Oh, wooooooow. A father and son were born on the same street. I’ll bet that’s NEVER happened before. For the love of God, if a family has lived in the same place for generations, it’s not so hard to believe that a father and son were born in the same place. God, if my parents never left the Pittsburgh area, I probably would have been born in the same hospital as my mom or dad.
comixbomix over 9 years ago
1200 years…imagine how many times they could lose your luggage…
rzissell over 9 years ago
Canis Major is a constellation NOT a star.
english.ann over 9 years ago
John and John Quincy were born in different houses, well within walking distance of each other.