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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. Sunflowers are used to clean up radioactive soil! 2. You can see not one but two of the Earth's tectonic plates in Thingvellir, Iceland! 3. The longest war ever waged was the Iberian Religious Wars. A campaign between the Moors and the Christians lasted more than 781 years!

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CARTOON 10-17-2019

John Graziano, October 17, 2019

Sunflowers are used to clean up radioactive soil!

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1. The Puritans did not celebrate Christmas - in fact, it was illegal to celebrate Christmas in Massachusetts from 1659 to 1681! 2. Michael Ferreri holds the world record for the most juggling catches in one minute - 558! 3. Nathaniel Baldwin constructed the first pair of headphones in his kitchen in 1910. He later sold them to the U.S. Navy!

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CARTOON 10-16-2019

John Graziano, October 16, 2019

Michael Ferreri holds the world record for the most juggling catches in one minute – 558!

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1. The first noodles consumed in space? Instant ramen noodles in vacuum packs! 2. Mike Tyson spent an estimated $2.2 million on a solid 24-karat-gold bathtub! 3. In 1922, a circus elephant named Tusko escaped and went on a rampage in Sedro-Woolley, Washington, where he broke into a bar and drank an entire batch of sour mash whiskey!

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CARTOON 10-15-2019

John Graziano, October 15, 2019

Mike Tyson spent an estimated $2.2 million on a solid 24-karat-gold bathtub!

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1. If you are bitten by a black widow spider and require antivenin, you won't get a quick shot - the antivenin will be diluted and infused over a period of 15 to 30 minutes! 2. In a snake village in Hanoi, Vietnam, you can enjoy cobra blood wine! 3. Despite his powerful onstage presence and frightening stage makeup, "shock rock" musician Alice Cooper doesn't have any tattoos due to his trypanophobia - he's afraid of needles!

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CARTOON 10-14-2019

John Graziano, October 14, 2019

In a snake village in Hanoi, Vietnam, you can enjoy cobra blood wine!

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1. In 2015, a man legally named Santa Claus was elected to city council in North Pole, Alaska! 2. In Greek mythology, it was believed that redheads turned into vampires when they died! 3. The city of Oatman, Arizona, hosts a solar egg-frying contest every 4th of July! 4. Happy hours are banned in Ireland!

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CARTOON 10-13-2019

John Graziano, October 13, 2019

Happy hours are banned in Ireland!

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1. A Bryde's whale off the coast of South Africa ended up with a mouthful of snorkeler when it accidentally scooped him up with the sardines it was after! 2. The average American spends the equivalent of two and a half days a year looking for lost items! 3. Vanilla flavoring comes from the pod of an orchid, vanilla planifolia!

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CARTOON 10-12-2019

John Graziano, October 12, 2019

Vanilla flavoring comes from the pod of an orchid, vanilla planifolia!

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1. During the 1800s in the United States, it was considered "cruel and unusual punishment" to feed inmates lobster! 2. Oregon man Jeremy Taylor and his dog, Ally, were stranded in his car due to snow for five days, surviving by eating taco sauce packets! Submitted by Dan Paulun, W. Lafayette, OH. 3. When inventor Sylvan Goldman introduced the public to shopping carts, nobody wanted to use them, so "decoy shoppers" were hired to demonstrate their convenience!

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CARTOON 10-11-2019

John Graziano, October 11, 2019

During the 1800s in the United States, it was considered “cruel and unusual punishment” to feed inmates lobster!

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1. There are 10 different ways to pronounce the letter sequence "ough"! 2. The word for black belt in Japanese translates to "first step" because it is awarded when all of the basics have been mastered, but there is still much to learn! 3. Saint Apollonia is the patron saint of dentists and tooth problems.

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CARTOON 10-10-2019

John Graziano, October 10, 2019

There are 10 different ways to pronounce the letter sequence “ough”!

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1. Crocodiles lose salt through their tongues! 2. Former United States Presidents John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe all passed away on Independence Day! 3. There are only two obscure words that rhyme with "purple." "Hirple" is to limp awkwardly, "curple" is a leather strap on a saddle!

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CARTOON 10-09-2019

John Graziano, October 9, 2019

Crocodiles lose salt through their tongues!

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1. Lethologica is the word used to describe the phenomenon of forgetting a word! 2. Cockroaches have their own neighborhoods. Roaches that live close together have the same genetic makeup! 3. Stolen from an Ohio library in 1968, a copy of Life magazine with The Beatles on the cover was returned 50 years later with $100 to cover late fees! Submitted by Dan Paulun, W. Lafayette, OH.

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CARTOON 10-08-2019

John Graziano, October 8, 2019

Lethologica is the word used to describe the phenomenon of forgetting a word!

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