Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for May 29, 1999
Transcript:
Believe It or Not! Mathematician John Napier (1550-1617), who invented the decimal point, use mathematics to calculate the date of the last judgment! According to his figures, it would occur in either 1688 or 1700! Believe It or Not! The city of Portland, Oregon, was named after a coin toss! FW Pettygrove who was from Maine, beat Asa Lovejoy in a coin toss in 1845, and since he was from Maine, he picked Portland to be the city's new name! A nine hole golf course in Portal, ND., has 8 of its holes in Canada! Passport?