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    • 1. On August 18, 2021, Zara Rutherford, 19, departed from Kortrijk, Belgium, on a solo flight in hopes of becoming the youngest pilot to circle the globe. 2. Parthenogenesis refers to the "virgin birth" of an animal baby without a biological father. 3. Thirteen-year-old indoor skydiving enthusiast Fuyuki Kono of Japan completed 78 front split spins in midair in just one minute!

      CARTOON 10-22-2021

      Ripley's Believe It or Not! Ripley's Believe It or Not!, October 22, 2021
    • 1. In the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, a dolphin was spotted swimming in the flooded streets of a Louisiana neighborhood. 2. Visitors to the Nandankanan Zoological Park in Bhubaneswar, India, had to evacuate after a tiger named Suraj temporarily escaped from its enclosure. 3. Buried beneath a fig orchard in remote Turkey, archaeologists have uncovered a well-preserved, 1,800-year-old amphitheater that would have hosted bloody battles and held up to 20,000 spectators! Submitted by Nate Westbury, Minneapolis, MN.

      CARTOON 10-21-2021

      Ripley's Believe It or Not! Ripley's Believe It or Not!, October 21, 2021
    • 1. The dining area of a McDonald's restaurants in Krakow, Poland, is located inside a gothic cellar dating back to the Middle Ages. 2. On July 21, 1983, Vostok Research Station in Antarctica recorded the lowest verified temperature on earth - a chilly -128.6 degrees Fahrenheit. 3. Cookie-cutter sharks grow to just 20 inches long, yet they will rip small, circular chunks of flesh out of whales, sharks and just about anything they cans sink their teeth into.

      CARTOON 10-20-2021

      Ripley's Believe It or Not! Ripley's Believe It or Not!, October 20, 2021
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Australia Pelted With Grapefruit-Sized Hail

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Is That Gum I Swallowed 7 Years Ago Still In My Stomach?

Swallowing Gum Or Not

The Man-Made Jungle Paradise Located In An Airport

Airport Rainforest

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CARTOON 05-17-2020

The flag of Denmark is the oldest continuously used national flag.

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John Graziano John Graziano — May 17, 2020
1. The flag of Denmark is the oldest continuously used national flag. 2. Defying odds of 1 in 2.1 million, California father Ivan Rebollar Cortez shares a leap year birthday with his newborn baby daughter, Camila! 3. An approximately 150-year-old tree at the Ashikaga Flower Park is believed to be the oldest living wisteria in Japan, so massive that its branches are supported by beams. 4. The bloody-nosed beetle defends itself by squirting a blood-red liquid from its head!
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CARTOON 10-22-2021

1. On August 18, 2021, Zara Rutherford, 19, departed from Kortrijk, Belgium, on a solo flight in hopes of becoming the youngest pilot to circle the globe. 2. Parthenogenesis refers to the "virgin birth" of an animal baby without a biological father. 3. Thirteen-year-old indoor skydiving enthusiast Fuyuki Kono of Japan completed 78 front split spins in midair in just one minute!

CARTOON 10-21-2021

1. In the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, a dolphin was spotted swimming in the flooded streets of a Louisiana neighborhood. 2. Visitors to the Nandankanan Zoological Park in Bhubaneswar, India, had to evacuate after a tiger named Suraj temporarily escaped from its enclosure. 3. Buried beneath a fig orchard in remote Turkey, archaeologists have uncovered a well-preserved, 1,800-year-old amphitheater that would have hosted bloody battles and held up to 20,000 spectators! Submitted by Nate Westbury, Minneapolis, MN.

CARTOON 10-20-2021

1. The dining area of a McDonald's restaurants in Krakow, Poland, is located inside a gothic cellar dating back to the Middle Ages. 2. On July 21, 1983, Vostok Research Station in Antarctica recorded the lowest verified temperature on earth - a chilly -128.6 degrees Fahrenheit. 3. Cookie-cutter sharks grow to just 20 inches long, yet they will rip small, circular chunks of flesh out of whales, sharks and just about anything they cans sink their teeth into.

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