Painless Parker: The Man Who Turned Dentistry Into a Traveling Show
Parker numbed their mouth with a cocaine solution before extracting a rotten tooth. The band’s blaring music distracted the patient and, should they scream, drowned out their wails.
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Parker numbed their mouth with a cocaine solution before extracting a rotten tooth. The band’s blaring music distracted the patient and, should they scream, drowned out their wails.
Besides human remains, the site also contains animal sacrifices.
Ice cream has been a morale booster since World War I.
The Voldemort-esque parasitic twin is fearsome, but fake.
There are 32 million possible combinations!
The first version of this bejeweled book sunk with the Titanic, while the second was destroyed in a Blitz attack on London during World War II.
Over a span of 40 years, late novelty architecture aficionado John Margolies photographed more than 1,000 roadside attractions lining the highways of America.
Ben Franklin’s armonica was becoming a true icon in the music world... until it started wreaking havoc on the minds and bodies of performers and their audiences.
While nearly 3.5 million admirers visit the Statue of Liberty each year, her journey to Liberty Island almost didn't happen!
Once upon a time, Main Street, USA, peddled brassieres and panties.
The 19th book in the bestselling series from Ripley's Believe It or Not! has jaw-dropping oddities from around the world!

Sunday Cartoon! - February 2, 2025
Robert Ripley began the Believe It or Not! cartoon in 1918. Today, Kieran Castaño is the eighth artist to continue the legacy of illustrating the world's longest-running syndicated cartoon!