Ripley's Believe It or Not has been presenting the incredible and the unusual in illustrated form since Robert Ripley's first "Champs and Chumps" comic published on Dec. 19, 1918. Currently, B.I.O.N. is illustrated by John Graziano, who has been working as an artist and illustrator since 1983, when he received a certificate in illustration from the Newark School of Fine and Industrial Arts. He has designed trading card sets and a portrait series based on the 1960s cult TV show "Dark Shadows." John has also created comic strips for "Scream Queens" magazine, designed t-shirts graphics and created storyboards and concept drawings for Hollywood films. Researcher Lucas Stram has worked since 2004 as the voice behind the cartoon, reviewing potential stories, filtering through the hundreds of weekly submissions and putting together the stories for John to bring to life. New submissions are always welcome. Just click here.
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briatollah said, 6 months ago
If you can do it while drinking beer and smoking it isn’t really a sport.
templo SUD said, 6 months ago
I’m impressed by all three, but really impressed by the election one.
simpsonfan2 said, 6 months ago
@templo SUD
More like depressed. If they got rid of the electoral vote, we would have a President actually chosen by the people. Not like the one we got in 2000.
simpsonfan2 said, 6 months ago
And Mackinac Island has motor vehicles, but only emergency vehicles.
Radish
said, 6 months ago
I wonder what my Croquet Masters bubblegum cards are worth.
roscoedog55 said, 6 months ago
I live close to Mac Isle so I remember this story on Ripleys. It’s about the 4 time in 6 years they have repeated it. They just keep recycling the same trivia. Why I keep reading it is beyond me. Same with the This day in history sites. They just keep rehashing the same info.
treesareus said, 6 months ago
The electorial college is on its way out, as is the USA. Another $6 trillion in new debt will be added in the next 4 years, making the debt over $22 trillion by 2016. Nobody in their right mind will loan the USA more money, so, if past history is any guide, the current form of government will become a dictatorship.
zoidknight said, 6 months ago
@simpsonfan2
Actually 2000 was chosen by the people, 2008 and 2012 were chosen by the illegals and the non-working class.
zoidknight said, 6 months ago
@treesareus
Pay attention, it already is.
algurka said, 6 months ago
@simpsonfan2
Or 2008 and 2012.
AshburnStadium said, 6 months ago
It’s not fair when a single state has nearly 11% of the entire nation’s electoral vote. Although I’m just as “blue” as that state, California has 55 of the 538 votes.
P Partridge said, 6 months ago
@algurka
actually, in 2008, Obama won the popular vote as well as electoral.
Davison77 said, 6 months ago
With the electoral college it’s possible for a candidate to receive just 25% of the popular vote and win the presidency. He just needs 50% of the vote in the 10 biggest states and he can lose every vote in the other states.
Tigger
said, 6 months ago
@simpsonfan2
Chosen by only the largest cities.
Had Al Gore Carried Tennessee, a State where he served as 4th District Congressman and State Senator.
You have to ask yourself this question:
What do residents of Tennessee’s 4th Congressional District, The City of Carthage Tennessee, and Smith County Tennessee know about Al Gore the rest of us do not know that caused them to vote for Bush?
Had Al Gore carried Tennessee, he would have won in 2000.
What if Mitt Romney had won the Popular Vote in 2012 and Obama the EC, would you still want to eliminate the EC?
NO! You would be thankful we had the EC.
Tigger
said, 6 months ago
@AshburnStadium
Electors are based on the number of House Members and Senators for each State.
The Number of House Members is based on Population of the State, since California is he state with the Highest Population they have more House Members.