Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for August 21, 2006
Transcript:
On July 17, 1969, as the Apollo 11 mission headed to the moon, the New York Times published a retraction of a 1920 article in which it ridiculed Dr. Robert Goodard, the father of rocket science, and the possibility of space flight! Hero of Alexandria describe a simple steam engine used around the first century BC- more than 16 centuries before modern steam powered equipment was invented! At age 105 and unable to see the pins, Bill Hardgrove of Cleveland, GA, bowls on a regular basis- a sport in which he has competed since 1924!