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      Ripley's Believe It or Not! Ripley's Believe It or Not!, May 26, 2023
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      Ripley's Believe It or Not! Ripley's Believe It or Not!, May 25, 2023
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    • 1. Alexander the Great named a city after his horse, Bucephalus! 2. "Fairy bread" is a popular treat for children in Australia, consisting of buttered bread and sprinkles. 3. Believe It or Not! In a move thought to mask their scent from predators, parrotfish make "pajamas" out of mucus! 4. Mosquitoes have a scent receptor tuned specifically to human sweat!

      CARTOON 05-28-2023

      Ripley's Believe It or Not! Ripley's Believe It or Not!, May 28, 2023
    • 1. A Galaxy Far, Far Away! Astronomers recently captured a radio signal from a galaxy nearly 9 billion light-years away - the first of its kind from such a distance! 2. The James Webb Space Telescope could theoretically detect the heat of a bumblebee from more than 300,000 miles away! 3. On the lunar surface, Apollo 16 astronaut Charles Duke left a photo with the caption: "This is the family of astronaut Charlie Duke from the planet Earth who landed on the moon on April 20, 1972."

      CARTOON 05-27-2023

      Ripley's Believe It or Not! Ripley's Believe It or Not!, May 27, 2023
    • 1. Sleeping on the Job! Mattress Firm has paid "snoozeterns" to test their beds by napping during work hours. 2. Honeybees, like humans, need a certain amount of sleep each day - they even struggle communicating and finding their hives when tired! 3. A swaying hammock is likely to produce a deeper sleep than a stationary bed.

      CARTOON 05-26-2023

      Ripley's Believe It or Not! Ripley's Believe It or Not!, May 26, 2023
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Rare Video Footage Suggests Octopuses May Experience Nightmares

Close-up octopus eye

The Real Reason Why People Wore Powdered Wigs

While the wig is being powdered painting.

The World’s First 3D Printed Rocket Actually Takes Off

relativity space

Ripley’s Round Trip: The World’s Most Bizarre Natural Phenomena

Is The Tasmanian Tiger Still Alive? Some Researchers Think So

The Secrets And Drama Behind The World’s Richest Dog

Pile of american money

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Emperor Napoleon I and his Staff on Horseback.

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Mars rover.
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CARTOON 03-14-2023

It takes our solar system around 230 million years to orbit around the Milky Way.

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1. American theoretical physicist Kip Thorne's work on the movie "Interstellar" helped develop such realistic portrayals of a black hole that he and the visual effects teams were able to publish a scientific paper on it. 2. Believe It or Not! The Greek letter π was first used as shorthand for pi by Welsh mathematician William Jones in 1706 - more than 300 years ago! 3. It takes our solar system around 230 million years to orbit around the Milky Way.
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CARTOON 05-28-2023

1. Alexander the Great named a city after his horse, Bucephalus! 2. "Fairy bread" is a popular treat for children in Australia, consisting of buttered bread and sprinkles. 3. Believe It or Not! In a move thought to mask their scent from predators, parrotfish make "pajamas" out of mucus! 4. Mosquitoes have a scent receptor tuned specifically to human sweat!

CARTOON 05-27-2023

1. A Galaxy Far, Far Away! Astronomers recently captured a radio signal from a galaxy nearly 9 billion light-years away - the first of its kind from such a distance! 2. The James Webb Space Telescope could theoretically detect the heat of a bumblebee from more than 300,000 miles away! 3. On the lunar surface, Apollo 16 astronaut Charles Duke left a photo with the caption: "This is the family of astronaut Charlie Duke from the planet Earth who landed on the moon on April 20, 1972."

CARTOON 05-26-2023

1. Sleeping on the Job! Mattress Firm has paid "snoozeterns" to test their beds by napping during work hours. 2. Honeybees, like humans, need a certain amount of sleep each day - they even struggle communicating and finding their hives when tired! 3. A swaying hammock is likely to produce a deeper sleep than a stationary bed.

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