Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for February 06, 2020

One time I played a game of tennis that was 11 hours and 6 minutes and took 4 days to play.

One time I had a state fair that was larger than 19 football fields.

Take care and may God bless.

do alligators give manatees the right of way because the former can hunt and eat the latter in the future?

“Why don t alligators eat manatees?

Manatees have extremely thick hides.Manatees also flex their thick hides when alarmed, making themselves more impervious to puncture. So while newborn baby manatees can be swallowed whole by alligators, their thick hides mean they are a digestive nightmare, making them undesirable for alligators to bother them."

I am bringing these types of comments to the newest ripley’s because why not? (So far I made these comments in the oldest ripley comics)

Million square feet fair: I can’t imagine exploring all that in one day…

Interest rating (In my opinion): ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Aquatic Traffic Jam: Huh, I didn’t know there were priorities in aquatic traffic jams… I didn’t even know that aquatic traffic jams were a thing… Also, the first comment provided some interesting insight to why Alligators let manatees pass.

Interest rating (In my opinion): ★★★★★★★☆☆☆

The Longest Tennis Match: I can barely even watch 15 minutes of a tennis match… Kudos to all the people who watched the whole thing live… And even more kudos to the players who are that evenly matched…

Interest rating (In my opinion): ★★★★★★★☆☆☆

So, who won the tennis match?

Why the hell do Americans always quote sizes of areas in football fields? Totally meaningless. Why not just tell us the length and breadth?

Gator: You may go now, lovely mermaid. That’s right. Manatees were the inspiration for the mermaid legend.

In tennis, the rule is: “Play shall be continuous”.

When our family was stationed at MacDill AFB in Tampa, my 2 brothers and I would climb the fence to get in the fair. It was the first time I ever experienced the danger of a huge crowd. I got caught up in a wave of people moving in one direction. I swear, I think a couple of times my feet were not even on the ground. If I had fallen, I am pretty sure I would have been trampled, because no one would have been able to stop due to the surge of the crowd.

…and, perhaps by coincidence, the Florida State Fair opens today in Tampa…

Of all 50 state fairs, I wouldn’t have guessed Florida to be the biggest. My guesses would have been Ohio, Texas, or maybe California.

So, would that be eighteen football fields end-to-end, side-by-side, stacked on top of each other (it doesn’t say covers an area of, merely that it could hold), two rows of nine, three rows of eight, off-set stagger pattern…inquiring minds need to know! Or for that matter, how many Kansas state fairs could it hold, or even Canadian National Exhibitions (CNE) for that matter. Oh Ripley’s, you really got me going this time! Need more coffee, need more coffee!!!!!!! LOL

If an alligator collided with a manatee, he’d be crying crocodile tears…

so alligators don’t eat manatees? Are they just too big for alligators to bite on because I can’t imagine the passive sea cows being able to fight off the predatory reptiles…

Gators do strike me as a patient bunch, seeing how they bask motionless much of the day and can go quite a while without eating.

John Isner and Nicolas Mahut played the longest ever tennis match in history with Isner coming out victorious 70-68 in the final set. The final score read: John Isner def. Nicolas Mahut 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–3), 70–68. However, fatigued and having little time to recover his energy, Isner was beaten by Thiemo de Bakker in the second round, 0-6, 3-6, 2-6, having served no aces. Isner’s current ranking is 183. Mahut’s Current ranking is 195 and de Bakker is Currently ranked 517.

Tampa Florida

Surprisingly, compact cars have been known to give the same courtesy to loaded semis…

Hah! try playing test match cricket!