![Believe it or not! [1929] : a modern book of wonders, miracles, freaks, monstrosities and almost-impossibilities](https://listenly.io/api/img/6a1019fdd526f8ed6effb992/cover.jpg)
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by Robert L. (Robert LeRoy) Ripley
Please see the Transcriber’s Notes at the end of this text.
Step into a world where the unbelievable is presented as fact. The author, a cartoonist turned chronicler of the curious, gathers strange happenings—from a day lasting forty‑eight hours to fish that climb trees—each illustrated and explained with a wink. His promise is simple: what seems like fiction is often proven truth.
Readers wrote in, eager to catch him in error, but the collection stands as a testament to relentless observation and globe‑spanning travel. Across sixty‑four countries he harvested oddities, turning letters from the public into fresh material for his daily panels. Listening to this anthology feels like flipping through a scrapbook of marvels, each story inviting you to question what you thought you knew. The tone remains playful yet earnest, making each revelation feel like a friendly challenge to the imagination.
Language
en
Duration
~4 hours (234K characters)
Release date
2026-04-26
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1890–1949
Best known for turning strange facts into a worldwide sensation, this American cartoonist created the wildly popular Believe It or Not! series. His curiosity about unusual people, places, and events helped build one of the most recognizable oddities franchises of the 20th century.
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