Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for March 25, 2014

You sure hear of the oddest fauna in the world.

I I remember correctly Scapa Flow isn’t all that deep and the British salvaged the wrecks anyway.

Congrats to Michael Wardian for running two races in one day and winning one of them. But which one?

What Gmartin says is basically true. It is also true for the ruling family of Russia at the time. Czar Nicolas and King George V were cousins but looked like brothers.

However none of these points have actually anything to do with why the German navy was confined to Scapa Flow. The truth is that the Germans had been already defeated at sea, and the navy was impounded by the British. The negotiations dragged on to wind up the war and the German admiral got antsy and ordered the fleet scuttled. German seaman had spent the nine months preparing the ships to go under so it went fairly smoothly.

Even so the Brits saved about 12 ships right off the bat and over the years pulled many out for scrap metal.

All these people that run multiple marathons puts the first marathoner at a distinct disadvantage. Makes his feat seem a lot less impressive. Being the first is tough. Marathons used to be considered tough. More and more people are doing them with no ill effects. (I’m NOT one of them). Its unfortunate that the first to complete it didn’t survive afterwards.

Re the armoured rat:How does he hold up against at 7.50 X15 ?

Now that’s what I call a runner’s high.

Back in the day when tire section width was measured in inches there was a 7.10 x15 and 7.60 x15 but no 7.50 × 15 (also 6.70, 7.75, 8.20, 8.45 and 9.00)

I don’t believe this. I would have trouble CYCLING 42 km, let alone walking or running it. Twice in a day? Sorry,I don’t buy it.