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April 21, 2020
The wheelbarrow was developed in China as early as 100 BC - more than 1,000 years before the Europeans.
April 20, 2020
Calculus isn't just math! Mineralized or calcified dental plaque is called calculus.
Sunday cartoon! - April 19, 2020
The chainsaw was invented to help in difficult childbirth - parts of the pelvis would be carved away.
April 18, 2020
Hippos secrete an oily, red substance that acts as a natural sunblock and antiseptic!
April 17, 2020
A baby puffin is called a puffling.
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This mask tells a story centuries in the making!
Take things to the next level! Ripley’s twentieth edition annual book is full of all-new, all-true stories from around the world.
May 14, 2026
Some parents in the U.S. claim their children started to speak in a British accent after watching the "Peppa Pig" TV show!
Robert Ripley began the Believe It or Not! cartoon in 1918. Today, it continues uninterrupted as the world’s longest-running syndicated cartoon.
