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Those Four Small Words Can Be Attributed To A 100-Year-Old Cartoon

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Less than 15% of the human population can create a cloverleaf with their tongue.

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The average American eats six sandwiches a week.

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The desert rain frog spends most of its time buried in sand and waddles rather than hops.

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Sunday Cartoon! - July 27, 2025

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Less than 15% of the human population can create a cloverleaf with their tongue.

Ripley's 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!

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