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Ripley’s daily fun facts cartoon was started in 1918 by Robert Ripley. The cartoon contains stories so bizarre it can only be called “Believe It or Not!”

1. There are about 20 volcanoes erupting around the world at any given time! 2. There are approximately 350 shapes of pasta! 3. The Statue of Liberty is hit by about 600 bolts of lightning every year!

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CARTOON 08-04-2020

John Graziano, August 4, 2020

There are approximately 350 shapes of pasta!

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1. Gerald Ford's 895-day-long presidency was the shortest in U.S. history for any president who did not die in office. 2. In medieval England, eels were used as currency, specifically for rental agreements. 3. A decree issued by Pope Gregory IX in 1233 raised superstitions about black cats, leading to mass exterminations of the felines and possibly causing an increase in plague-carrying rats!

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CARTOON 08-03-2020

John Graziano, August 3, 2020

In medieval England, eels were used as currency, specifically for rental agreements.

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1. Japan's Etoni Mama creates intricate meals for her children that look like pop culture characters. These amazing dishes are known as kyaraben! 2. Celebrated by the Malagasy people of Madagascar, "Famadihana" is a tradition that involves exhuming dead ancestors to wrap them in fresh shrouds. But before reburying, the descendants dance with the corpses! 3. During World War II, British intelligence chiefs made bombs out of dead rats to smuggle into Nazi weapon factories. However, the first shipment was intercepted and they were never used. 4. The Beatles song "A Day in the Life" contains a frequency only heard by dogs.

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CARTOON 08-02-2020

John Graziano, August 2, 2020

The Beatles song “A Day in the Life” contains a frequency only heard by dogs.

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1. During the 1918 flu epidemic, people put masks on their cats and dogs. Submitted by Marcie Pikel, Orlando, FL. 2. Researchers at the University of Tokyo in Japan have developed the Poimo - an inflatable electric bike that can be carried in a backpack and quickly blown up with a small pump. 3. Spanish artist Andoni Bastarrika creates ultra-realistic sculptures of animals out of beach sand!

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CARTOON 08-01-2020

John Graziano, August 1, 2020

Spanish artist Andoni Bastarrika creates ultra-realistic sculptures of animals out of beach sand!

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1. The Ford Family in Michigan has a 142-year-old fruitcake that has been passed down through five generations. It even made an appearance on "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno, who tasted it! 2. "Linguine" means "little tongues" in Italian. 3. Berlin artist Simon Weckert created virtual traffic jams on Google Maps by pulling a red wagon filled with 99 cellphones up and down mostly empty streets.

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CARTOON 07-31-2020

John Graziano, July 31, 2020

“Linguine” means “little tongues” in Italian.

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1. The sand a Popcorn Beach on Fuerteventura of Spain's Canary Islands actually looks good enough to eat! 2. Segway's egg-shaped wheelchair, the S-Pod, was inspired by the gyrospheres seen in "Jurassic World." 3. Richard Nixon almost became an FBI agent in the 1930s.

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CARTOON 07-30-2020

John Graziano, July 30, 2020

Richard Nixon almost became an FBI agent in the 1930s.

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1. Desert roses are a type of mineral formation resembling delicate flowers and can be found in arid environments all over the world. 2. Salvador Dalí believed he was a reincarnation of his brother. 3. There is a toilet in an Akashi, Japan, café that is surrounded by an aquarium on three sides!

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CARTOON 07-29-2020

John Graziano, July 29, 2020

Salvador Dalí believed he was a reincarnation of his brother.

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1. In May 2020, round spiky hailstones fell in Montemorelos, Mexico. Their resemblance to the coronavirus prompted some to believe it was a divine sign to stay indoors! 2. Melting glaciers in Norway have recently revealed well-preserved artifacts from the Viking Age, including a dog and its collar and leash! 3. Dymka, cat in Russia who lost all four paws to frostbite, received titanium paw implants and is doing well. She is only the second cat in the world to have them!

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CARTOON 07-28-2020

John Graziano, July 28, 2020

Melting glaciers in Norway have recently revealed well-preserved artifacts from the Viking Age, including a dog and its collar and leash!

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1. A bulletproof 1928 Cadillac likely owned by infamous gangster Al Capone is up for sale at $1 million. 2. George Lucas considered making Luke Skywalker a little person. 3. Fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls previously thought to be blank have recently revealed text thanks to new imaging technology.

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CARTOON 07-27-2020

John Graziano, July 27, 2020

George Lucas considered making Luke Skywalker a little person.

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1. Heinz® has released a ketchup-inspired puzzle consisting of 570 entirely red-colored pieces! 2. The head of the Statue of Liberty was displayed at the Paris World's Fair in 1878. 3. Wax worms can eat plastic and turn it into toxic alcohol! 4. Adult Komodo dragons are cannibals - 10% of their diet is newly hatched dragons.

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CARTOON 07-26-2020

John Graziano, July 26, 2020

Wax worms can eat plastic and turn it into toxic alcohol!

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