Ripley's Believe It or Not! is an American franchise founded by Robert Ripley, presenting bizarre real world events and items so strange that readers might question the claims. It began as a newspaper panel, and its popularity led to the Believe It or Not feature being adapted into a wide range of other formats, including radio, film, television, comic books, a chain of museums, and a series of books. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Ripley called his cartoon feature (originally involving sports feats) Champs and Chumps when it premiered on December 19, 1918 in The New York Globe.
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Ripley's Believe It or Not! is an American franchise founded by Robert Ripley, which deals with bizarre events and items so strange and unusual that readers might question the claims. Originally a newspaper panel, the Believe It or Not
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