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1. Stephen King created the Dollar Baby Program, which allows lesser known filmmakers to purchase the rights to one of his short stories for only $1! The films can't be commercially distributed, and a copy of each film must be commercially distributed, and a copy of each film must be sent to King himself. 2. Around 700 third-class passengers aboard the Titanic had to share just two bathtubs. 3. Streets are almost always wet in movies.

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CARTOON 01-20-2023

Ripley's Believe It or Not!, January 20, 2023

Streets are almost always wet in movies.

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London Tree Rental Company Boosts Holiday Sustainability

Ripley's Believe It or Not!, January 19, 2023

Check out these tree-mendous sustainability efforts!

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1. One way to tell a legless lizard apart from a snake is to look at the eyes - lizards blink! 2. One of Hugh Grant's middle names is Mungo, but the "Hugh Mungo" jokes are slightly ruined by the fact that "John" comes first - Hugh John Mungo Grant. 3. About 63 earths could fit inside Uranus!

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CARTOON 01-19-2023

Ripley's Believe It or Not!, January 19, 2023

About 63 earths could fit inside Uranus!

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1. An ATM created by art collective MSCHF and on displayed at Art Basel Miami Beach put the cash balance of those who use it on a leaderboard and ranks people by wealth! 2. LeBron James turned down a $10 million offer from Reebok when he was an 18-year-old high school student, saying that Nike or Adidas could potentially offer him more. Less than a year later, he signed with Nike for $90 million! 3. The IRS does not accept checks for $100 million or more.

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CARTOON 01-18-2023

Ripley's Believe It or Not!, January 18, 2023

The IRS does not accept checks for $100 million or more.

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Brain Interface

BION of the Week Shocking Science + Tech Weird News

New Thought-Controlled Implant Requires No Brain Surgery

Ripley's Believe It or Not!, January 17, 2023

Using this new tech, paralyzed patients have successfully controlled computers with their minds.

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1. As of January 2023, MrBeast has the most YouTube subscribers of any single creator - over 124 million! 2. About Time! A Florida woman attempted to sue Kraft Heinz Company for $5 million after her mac and cheese took longer than the advertised 3.5 minutes to prepare! 3. In November 2022, a resident of Kawaguchi, Japan, was arrested for calling the police 2,060 times in nine days to yell at them!

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CARTOON 01-17-2023

Ripley's Believe It or Not!, January 17, 2023

As of January 2023, MrBeast has the most YouTube subscribers of any single creator – over 124 million!

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1. British man Geoff Banks and American Celesta Byrne have been pen pals since 1938 and are still in touch after both reaching 100 years old! 2. Mowing your lawn every two weeks instead of once a week can help boost the bee population by as much as 30 percent! 3. California has a larger population than all of Canada!

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CARTOON 01-16-2023

Ripley's Believe It or Not!, January 16, 2023

California has a larger population than all of Canada!

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1. The animatronic T. rex used in "Jurassic Park" would occasionally malfunction due to rain and randomly spring to life, scaring the film crew. 2. Giraffe feet are about the same diameter as a dinner plate. 3. A standard 3x3x3 Rubik's cube can be arranged into 43,252,003,274, 489, 856,000 (more than 43 quintillion) possible patterns! 4. The number 1 followed by 100 zeros is called a "googol."

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CARTOON 01-15-2023

Ripley's Believe It or Not!, January 15, 2023

The number 1 followed by 100 zeros is called a “googol.”

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1. British Columbia twins Krista and Tatiana Hogan are joined at the head. Since their brains are connected, they can see through each other's eyes and "hear" each other's thoughts! 2. In 2019, a woman woke up alone in the dark on an Air Canada plane hours after everyone left because she slept through the landing! 3. Every holiday season since 2005, people in Kingston, Ontario, have been able to pay for their parking tickets with toy donations!

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CARTOON 01-14-2023

Ripley's Believe It or Not!, January 14, 2023

Every holiday season since 2005, people in Kingston, Ontario, have been able to pay for their parking tickets with toy donations!

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BION of the Week Weird News

Bigfoot Footage Captivates Believers and Skeptics Alike

Ripley's Believe It or Not!, January 13, 2023

Check it out and let us know what you think!

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