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CARTOON 07-14-2019

Norway once knighted a king penguin!

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John Graziano John Graziano — July 14, 2019
1. Iceland's revenue from whale watching exceeds all revenue from whaling. 2. The word "television" was coined by scientist Constantin Perskyi in 1900. Its abbreviated form, TV, wasn't recorded until 1948. 3. The small country of Kiribati covers all four hemispheres; the only country in the world to do so! 4. Norway once knighted a king penguin!

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CARTOON 09-20-2019

1. If you try to bend a single dry spaghetti noodle in half, it will break into more than two pieces - unless you twist one end of the pasta 360 degrees before snapping it! 2. A New York City gem dealer caught the world's tiniest diamond heist on video when an ant crawled away with one of his diamonds! 3. In 1947, an ice-cube-covered mask was designed as a way to cure hangovers!

CARTOON 09-19-2019

1. "Typewriter" is the longest word that can be made using the keys on only one row of the keyboard! 2. In 2015, Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield released his first album, which was recorded in space! 3. Joseph Merlin introduced the invention of roller skates by riding them into a party while playing the violin and accidentally crashing into a mirror!

CARTOON 09-18-2019

1. Though the term "pansy" is used to describe a weak or spineless person, the pansy flower is so durable that it can survive with litter water and in freezing temperatures! 2. Ambergris, made from hardened whale bile, is one of the most expensive ingredients found in perfumes - a $3 million lump was found in the Middle East in 2013! 3. In the 1950s, a prototype lawn mower was built with an air-conditioned bubble for the rider! Submitted by Richard Gibson, Lafayette, LA.

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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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