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1. 1 day ago on Rubes

   The energy in the winds, the tides and moving water (hydro) all comes from the sun.

2. 2 days ago on Ripley's Believe It or Not

   For those who check on my profile, the Joke House is now up to 47 members, and the sense of community is growing. Metaphorically speaking, we have reached critical mass.

3. 3 days ago on Ripley's Believe It or Not

   Test.

4. 4 days ago on Ripley's Believe It or Not

   At least not during the lifetime of any living creatures on our planet.

5. 4 days ago on Ripley's Believe It or Not

   I think that “19 clicks of separation” business is the computer equivalent of “6 degrees of Kevin Bacon”. Just a wild guess, but it’s probably 25 or under today with so many documents including links.

6. 4 days ago on Ripley's Believe It or Not

   Sail ‘em, don’t inhale ’em. Probable source, Mad Magazine c. 1960.

7. 6 days ago on Ripley's Believe It or Not

   Both.

8. 10 days ago on Ripley's Believe It or Not

   Even more unbelievable than 27,000 people in a square mile (640 acres) in New York City was the population of Andersonville prison, a Confederate POW facility during the Civil War. It began at roughly 16 acres, and was enlarged to 24 acres, and at its peak held 31,695 men. But not all of the 24 acres were useable. There was a 3 acre “swamp” in the middle, and a no-man’s-land for 19 feet around the inside perimeter of the prison stockade. To set foot in that no-man’s-land resulted in getting shot. Mrs. Fogwhistle’s great-great grandfather, a Union soldier, was held prisoner there for an extended time.

9. 12 days ago on Ripley's Believe It or Not

   If night lighting was reduced and we got less light pollution of the night skies, nearly all of us would all get somewhat better views of the magnificent Universe, and some would achieve spectacular views. There would also be a reduction in CO2 emissions. High crime areas probably wouldn’t be good places to begin, though.

10. 12 days ago on Ripley's Believe It or Not

    I have an Ash Juniper (known locally in the Texas Hill Country as a Cedar) and a Persimmon twined together as tightly as a Caduceus.