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Human fingers can detect objects as small as 13 nanometers.

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Cartoons Ripley’s Daily Cartoon

Ripley's has been presenting the incredible and the unusual in illustrated form since 1918. Believe It or Not!, it is the longest running syndicated cartoon in history.

5 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About the Fourth of July

Hot Dogs by the Numbers: Fourth of July Traditions

Up Close & Peculiar With a Headhunter's Sword

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