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    • 1. Tattoo artist Monty Richthofen (AKA Maison Hefner), from London, England, runs a project called "My Words, Your Body," where clients allow him to ink motivational quotes of his choice onto their bodies. 2. Freddie Mercury used an upright piano as a headboard for his bed so that he could play tunes that came to him in his dreams. 3. British-born Dominic Johnson-Hill, owner of a souvenir shop in Beijing, China, sells cans of polluted Beijing city air to tourists for $4 each.

      CARTOON 06-09-2023

      Ripley's Believe It or Not! Ripley's Believe It or Not!, June 9, 2023
    • 1. Pizza delivery driver Randy DeGregorio, of Manalapan, New Jersey, can fold 18 cardboard pizza boxes in one minute. 2. 18,818: The number of cupcakes assembled in a cupcake tower standing 41.7 ft. tall in a shopping mall in Chennai, India. 3. A shopper at a grocery store in Mineola, New York, saved 20 cents on some Crisco oil in 2019 by using a 36-year-old coupon with no expiration date.

      CARTOON 06-08-2023

      Ripley's Believe It or Not! Ripley's Believe It or Not!, June 8, 2023
    • 1. While attempting to steal gas by siphoning it from a truck outside a store in Portland, Oregon, a thief accidentally set his pants on fire. 2. Hundreds of live fish rained down on cars and streets during a fierce storm in Malta on February 24, 2019. The fish - mostly sea bream - were blown ashore by a combination of gale force winds and rough seas. 3. In 2020, a farmer in Lodi Township, Michigan, built a 250-foot-long wall made of cow dung to separate his land from a neighboring property.

      CARTOON 06-07-2023

      Ripley's Believe It or Not! Ripley's Believe It or Not!, June 7, 2023
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Blockbuster: The Rise and Fall Of The Iconic Video Store

Japanese Citizens Are Paying Experts To Learn How To Smile

Crowd in Tokyo, Japan

Mr. Electrico: The Sideshow Magician That Inspired Author Ray Bradbury

Ray Bradbury

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CARTOON 03-29-2023

A 6-year-old Teddy Roosevelt watched Abraham Lincoln's funeral procession.

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1. A 6-year-old Teddy Roosevelt watched Abraham Lincoln's funeral procession. 2. Stoked by religious tensions between Protestants and Catholics, "The Plundering Time" was a period of mass unrest and lawlessness during the 1640s that nearly destroyed the colony of Maryland. 3. The sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff on January 30, 1945, is the deadliest maritime disaster in history and resulted in the loss of approximately 9,000 lives.
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CARTOON 06-09-2023

1. Tattoo artist Monty Richthofen (AKA Maison Hefner), from London, England, runs a project called "My Words, Your Body," where clients allow him to ink motivational quotes of his choice onto their bodies. 2. Freddie Mercury used an upright piano as a headboard for his bed so that he could play tunes that came to him in his dreams. 3. British-born Dominic Johnson-Hill, owner of a souvenir shop in Beijing, China, sells cans of polluted Beijing city air to tourists for $4 each.

CARTOON 06-08-2023

1. Pizza delivery driver Randy DeGregorio, of Manalapan, New Jersey, can fold 18 cardboard pizza boxes in one minute. 2. 18,818: The number of cupcakes assembled in a cupcake tower standing 41.7 ft. tall in a shopping mall in Chennai, India. 3. A shopper at a grocery store in Mineola, New York, saved 20 cents on some Crisco oil in 2019 by using a 36-year-old coupon with no expiration date.

CARTOON 06-07-2023

1. While attempting to steal gas by siphoning it from a truck outside a store in Portland, Oregon, a thief accidentally set his pants on fire. 2. Hundreds of live fish rained down on cars and streets during a fierce storm in Malta on February 24, 2019. The fish - mostly sea bream - were blown ashore by a combination of gale force winds and rough seas. 3. In 2020, a farmer in Lodi Township, Michigan, built a 250-foot-long wall made of cow dung to separate his land from a neighboring property.

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