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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. Paul Revere never actually shouted "The British are coming"! 2. Oklahoma's state vegetable is watermelon. 3. Slowpoke! Solomon, a 150-pound tortoise, escaped from his Ashland City, Tennessee, home and was missing for 74 days until he was found less than a mile away from his home!

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CARTOON 10-19-2020

John Graziano, October 19, 2020

Oklahoma’s state vegetable is watermelon.

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1. Sunrises and sunsets on Mars are blue. 2. More than 1,200 human bones were found in the basement of Benjamin Franklin's London home during a renovation in 1998. 3. A group of owls is called a parliament. 4. Deep-sea barreleye fish have transparent heads!

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CARTOON 10-18-2020

John Graziano, October 18, 2020

Sunrises and sunsets on Mars are blue.

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1. George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch has its own fire department. 2. Michelangelo sketched a shopping list that included wine, fruit, bread and fish for his servant who didn't know how to read or write! 3. Earth may have once had two moons.

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CARTOON 10-17-2020

John Graziano, October 17, 2020

Earth may have once had two moons.

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1. Thomas Edison did not invent the lightbulb. 2. There is a variety of grape that tastes like cotton candy! 3. The saying "flying off the handle" is thought to originate from the 1800s and refer to crudely made axes falling apart mid-swing!

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CARTOON 10-16-2020

John Graziano, October 16, 2020

Thomas Edison did not invent the lightbulb.

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1. The town of Baunei on the Italian island of Sardinia asked tourists to stop using Google® Maps after bad directions resulted in 144 emergency calls from stranded drivers and hikers in just two years! 2. The "Courtyard of Elements" in Dresden, Germany, turns into a singing wall when it rains! Through a system of drains and funnels, the building utilizes dreary weather to create beautiful music. 3. Before they are allowed to marry, young men of the Hamar Tribe in Ethiopia must run and jump across the backs of bulls.

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CARTOON 10-15-2020

John Graziano, October 15, 2020

Before they are allowed to marry, young men of the Hamar Tribe in Ethiopia must run and jump across the backs of bulls.

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1. Invented in 1998 by Charl Fourie, The Blaster was a flamethrower attachment one could purchase for their vehicle to repel carjackers in Johannesburg, South Africa. 2. Travelers lost more than $900,000 at U.S. airport checkpoints in 2019! 3. You're Gonna Need A Bigger Bun! In 2001, residents of Seymour, Wisconsin, cooked nearly 8,300 pounds of ground beef - more than 4 tons - to create a giant hamburger on a 5,000-pound grill!

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CARTOON 10-14-2020

John Graziano, October 14, 2020

Travelers lost more than $900,000 at U.S. airport checkpoints in 2019!

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1. Queen Elizabeth II has a body double who attends rehearsals and began her career by standing in for the Queen when the sun was in Her Majesty's eyes! 2. Go Sammy! In Congham, Norfolk, U.K., more than 200 snails compete in 19 heats at the World Snail Racing Championship! The 2019 winner? Sammy! 3. The Grey Man of Merrick is a natural rock formation at the base of Merrick Mountain in Scotland's Galloway Forest Park, and resembles a bearded old man!

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CARTOON 10-13-2020

John Graziano, October 13, 2020

In Congham, Norfolk, U.K., more than 200 snails compete in 19 heats at the World Snail Racing Championship!

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1. Switzerland monitors its airspace around the clock, but only intercepts illegal flights during office hours! 2. Rest In Pieces! Designer William Warren created a set of bookshelves that can be reassembled into a coffin. 3. Huh? Some pirates wore earrings because they believed it improved their eyesight!

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CARTOON 10-12-2020

John Graziano, October 12, 2020

Some pirates wore earrings because they believed it improved their eyesight!

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1. New Zealand 7-year-old Sameer Anwar had a small Lego piece fall out of his nose two years after it went missing! 2. Dorothy Pollack of Holton, Michigan, celebrated her 103rd birthday and leaving lockdown from her nursing home by getting her first tattoo ever! 3. Strawberries come in a variety of colors, including red, yellow, burgundy and white. 4. Naughty! An Australian outback pub banned two emus for their "bad behavior"!

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CARTOON 10-11-2020

John Graziano, October 11, 2020

An Australian outback pub banned two emus for their “bad behavior”!

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1. The code of Hammurabi - in so many words - states that bartenders who watered down libations would be executed. 2. Tot Aw Bakery in Jakarta, Indonesia, makes savory cakes out of instant noodles and tops them with foods like salted cuttlefish, chicken and beef stew. 3. Turkish artist Necati Korkmaz created a playable chess set on a board that measures just 0.35 by 0.35 inches, and you need a magnifying glass in order to play!

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CARTOON 10-10-2020

John Graziano, October 10, 2020

The code of Hammurabi – in so many words – states that bartenders who watered down libations would be executed.

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