In 1918 Robert Ripley became fascinated by strange facts while working as a cartoonist for the New York Globe. He called his column "Believe it or Not'" and it was so popular that his weekly mailbag often exceeded 170,000 letters! People love the weird and wacky now just as much as they did when Ripley began his explorations almost 100 years ago.
If you like learning about the exotic, strange and fascinating, take a look at our Ripley's Believe It or Not books. You won't be able to put them down!
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