Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for December 29, 2020

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    jasonsnakelover  over 3 years ago

    Eilbert Anstein I mastered calculus by the time I was 14 years old.

    So he pulled out a plume and said what a good boy am I.

    May the Lord be with you.

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    pearlsbs  over 3 years ago

    Corny slogan.

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    pearlsbs  over 3 years ago

    Here is an article about Einstein and his proficiency in mathematics. Even RBION got it wrong at one time.

    Excerpt from the article: This rumor actually started while he was still alive and even showed up in a particular issue of Ripley’s Believe It Or Not. Einstein was shown the article in Ripley’s, which had the title “Greatest living mathematician failed in mathematics.”

    http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2011/12/albert-einstein-did-not-fail-at-mathematics-in-school/#:~:text=Einstein%20reportedly%20found%20the%20article%20humorous%20and%20remarked%3A,most%20qualified%20students%20would%20start%20to%20learn%20calculus.%29

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    Vilyehm  over 3 years ago

    You are free to drive much of Nebraska without getting annoyed from having cellphone service.

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    Templo S.U.D.  over 3 years ago

    Sorry, never did calculus when I was fifteen or any age.

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    Walter Kocker Premium Member over 3 years ago

    Sadie once told me the Hershey’s Kiss ‘plume’ was a tongue – but that was when we were newly wed – the little minx!

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    Leroy  over 3 years ago

    That slogan became available when the COVID task force gave up on it.

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    Say What Now‽ Premium Member over 3 years ago

    Most boys master something else when they are fifteen.

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    julianhoward  over 3 years ago

    In the 1960’s, my great-uncle lived down the street from Einstein in Princeton, NJ. Only saw him once – while Einstein was mowing his lawn. I would have liked to have seen that!

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    jpayne4040  over 3 years ago

    Actually, I applaud Nebraska for its honesty! I find it refreshing!

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    Huckleberry Hiroshima  over 3 years ago

    I looked that up. It’s not true; don’t believe it.

    Take care, may the roared be with you, and gesundheit.

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    Gameguy49 Premium Member over 3 years ago

    Honesty is the best policy. Honestly, I’ve been there, they’re right.

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    ncorgbl  over 3 years ago

    That little piece of paper isn’t a ‘pop-top’?

    ‘Calculus’ was Albert’s next door neighbor’s daughter.

    Nebraska’s attempt to get Peyton Manning as their spokesman failed.

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    dv1093  over 3 years ago

    Can Iowa borrow that slogan?

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    fgerbil46  over 3 years ago

    I lke Nebraska’s Tourism Slogan. It’s truthful! :-)

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    Marcia Gibson Premium Member over 3 years ago

    Nebraskan speaking here, we honestly don’t care what others think of our state, we like it. And there is more to our state than just Omaha.

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    jscarff57 Premium Member over 3 years ago

    Nebraska nailed it. I lived in Iowa, then Wyoming. Nebraska was just in the way…

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    ForrestOverin  over 3 years ago

    They’re right about at least ONE thing in Nebraska…

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    FassEddie  over 3 years ago

    I’m not sure what the Nebraska state promotions board was trying for here, but their residents should ask for their money back. I’m not intrigued by the slogan.

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    Gweedo -it's legal here- Murray  over 3 years ago

    I did a very small amount of model building but gave it up due to the extreme length of time it took for the “Toluene stew” to set up, which left the glued components able to “drift” into an unintended position and who wants to manually hold pieces until they keep the position they were set in ?

    Now-a-times you can use Super Glue™ with an accelerator spray to keep assembly time much shorter and even accurate.

    https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=Super+Glue+accelerator+spray

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    russef  over 3 years ago

    Le plume de ma tante. Too bad it has nothing to do with chocolate.

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    Buckeye67  over 3 years ago

    Well, calculus mastered me when I was 19.

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    NatureBatsLast  over 3 years ago

    No, it’s not, now that the buffalo are gone.

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    STACEY MARSHALL Premium Member over 3 years ago
    Their drawing of a plume on a Hershey’s kiss that looks like a volcano having a plume.
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    pbr50138  over 3 years ago

    I wonder what Einstein’s IQ was?

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