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Although baby birds are sometimes seen outside their nests on the ground, this isn’t necessarily a bad thing.
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When Muhammad Ali Tried to Reunite the Beatles
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Will Eating Apple Seeds Poison You?
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Did Einstein Really Fail Math?
He considered himself, in his own words, “a pariah” among academics.
Science & Technology
Was the Bible's Forbidden Fruit Really an Apple?
This humble fruit is not to blame for humanity’s expulsion from paradise.
Food
Twinkies Aren't the Immortal Snack Cakes You Think They Are
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Science & Technology
Is Shuffle Random? Why You Wouldn't Want It To Be
Have you ever noticed a repeating order in your "shuffled" playlists?
Animals
Female Praying Mantises and Fatal Attraction
Don’t believe every rumor you’ve heard about insect “sexual cannibalism.”
People
Deadly Dentures Created By The Megalo Dentist
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Vintage & Historical
A Pilgrim UFO Sighting Came Long Before Roswell
They speculated that the light somehow transported them back to where they started.
People
Hanging from the Teeth With The Iron Jaw, Amadeus Lopez
This nail-biter of an act involves gripping a piece of leather between the teeth and being hoisted by rope high up into the air.
Daily cartoons
Ripley’s daily fun facts cartoon started in 1918 by Robert Ripley. Stories so bizarre it can only be called “Believe It or Not”
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Sunday Cartoon! - February 2, 2025
Cartoon of the Day
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!