Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for September 17, 1996
Transcript:
Ripley's Believe It or Not! ZZZZZ The Wandering Albatross can glide for six days without beating its wings and sleeps while cruising at a speed of 35 MPH! "The Strangest Purse" When a racehorse named "Black Swan" won a 9-mile endurance race in Los Angeles, Calif., in 1852, the prize was $25,000 in gold, 500 mares, 500 calves, 500 heifers and 500 sheep! Believe It or Not! In America in 1683, one pound of coffee beans was worth as much as four acres of land!
Such a big prize…. You’d need a million acres of farm to fit all the animals!