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CARTOON 01-16-2019

Cats can either purr or roar, but can't do both!

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John Graziano John Graziano — January 16, 2019
1. Cats can either purr or roar, but can't do both! 2. The first item sold on eBay was a broken laser pointer. 3. Frank Sinatra was offered the lead in "Die Hard."

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CARTOON 04-23-2019

1. In 2019, Robert Fink received a telegram congratulating him on his graduation from The University of Michigan. Fink had graduated 50 years prior - in 1969! 2. The preserved body of Elmer McCurdy was displayed at Pike Amusement Park for decades before workers realized he wasn't a wax figure. 3. In the Yucatan region of Mexico, living beetles are encrusted with jewels and worn as jewelry.

CARTOON 04-22-2019

1. Believe It or Not, 10th-century Chinese governor Liu Ch'Ung was born with double pupils in each eye! 2. The Australian lyrebird can mimic the sounds of as many as 25 other bird species! 3. Ants have a better sense of smell than dogs.

CARTOON 04-21-2019

1. In the Torres Strait off the coast of Australia, you can visit... Tuesday Island, Wednesday Island, Thursday Island and Friday Island. 2. In 1964, Chrysler developed a turbine engine that would run on anything flammable - including booze! 3. After the Civil War's Battle of Shiloh, some soldiers' wounds glowed in the dark! 4. A real gas act! Joseph Pujol, a professional farter, was the highest paid performer in France in the late 1800s.

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John is only the 7th person to take up the pen illustrating the Ripley`s daily cartoon since 1918.

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