Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for November 03, 2013
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The hammerhead bat of Africa has a gigantic head and vocal cords, and a nose like a horn to maximize the volume of its mating call. Louis VI of France was known as Louis the Fat because he was too heavy to ride a horse! There is a stone gargoyle of Star Wars character Darth Vader on the northwest tower of the national Cathedral in Washington DC.
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barefoottech over 10 years ago
It does appear to be a grotesque not a gargoyle.A gargoyle has a waterspout function. A grotesque is just decorative.
Stephen Gilberg over 10 years ago
There was also a Charles the Fat. And a Charles the Bald. Those Dark Ages guys got no respect.
I went on a National Cathedral gargoyle/grotesque tour this year. The guide said that Vader came by popular demand.
LukeJavan8 Premium Member over 10 years ago
I have pics of the Vader gargoyle
wjones over 10 years ago
Ancient Aliens.
Robeykr over 10 years ago
It is NOT a gargoyle. Gargoyles are part of a Cathederal’s rain gutter system. The mouth forms a spout for the rain fall. The Darth Vader sclupture has no puot for rain fall to flow out of. It is only a sculpture — such a thing is properly refered to as a “grotesque.”