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    • 1. When the crowd at Nirvana's 1992 show in Buenos Aires, Argentina, threw mud and trash at the all-female opening act, the band responded with an improvised set list of lesser-known songs, each one preceded with a tease of the "Smells Like Teen Spirit" intro. 2. Goldfish can remember things for months. 3. What most people consider "bird poop" is actually both bird urine and feces.

      CARTOON 11-28-2022

      Ripley's Believe It or Not! Ripley's Believe It or Not!, November 28, 2022
    • 1. Chocolate milk was invented in Jamaica. 2. You can actually have a fear of being afraid - phobophobia! 3. Dogs use their sense of smell to tell time. 4. While celebrating their 1962 win, the Toronto Maple Leafs accidentally dropped the Stanley Cup into a bonfire!

      CARTOON 11-27-2022

      Ripley's Believe It or Not! Ripley's Believe It or Not!, November 27, 2022
    • 1. The Great Fire of London in 1666 started in a small bakery and destroyed more than 13,000 homes! 2. You can get the approximate temperature in Fahrenheit by counting the number of times a cricket chirps in 14 seconds and then adding 40. 3. In Canada, there is a limit to how many coins you can use to pay in a single transaction. Submitted by Jonathan Wijaya, West Jakarta, Indonesia

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CARTOON 01-10-2021

Astronaut literally translates to "star sailor."

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John Graziano John Graziano — January 10, 2021
1. Colorado has one active volcano: Dotsero. It last erupted when the Great Pyramids were being built in Egypt. 2. Hollywood actress Hedy Lamarr helped invent a covert communication system that laid the groundwork for modern Wi-Fi. 3. The process by which bread toasts is called the Maillard reaction. 4. Astronaut literally translates to "star sailor."
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CARTOON 11-28-2022

1. When the crowd at Nirvana's 1992 show in Buenos Aires, Argentina, threw mud and trash at the all-female opening act, the band responded with an improvised set list of lesser-known songs, each one preceded with a tease of the "Smells Like Teen Spirit" intro. 2. Goldfish can remember things for months. 3. What most people consider "bird poop" is actually both bird urine and feces.

CARTOON 11-27-2022

1. Chocolate milk was invented in Jamaica. 2. You can actually have a fear of being afraid - phobophobia! 3. Dogs use their sense of smell to tell time. 4. While celebrating their 1962 win, the Toronto Maple Leafs accidentally dropped the Stanley Cup into a bonfire!

CARTOON 11-26-2022

1. The Great Fire of London in 1666 started in a small bakery and destroyed more than 13,000 homes! 2. You can get the approximate temperature in Fahrenheit by counting the number of times a cricket chirps in 14 seconds and then adding 40. 3. In Canada, there is a limit to how many coins you can use to pay in a single transaction. Submitted by Jonathan Wijaya, West Jakarta, Indonesia

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