A-maze-ing inventions

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Cartoonist Rube Goldberg became famous for his cartoons that depicted elaborated and outlandish contraptions. His popular comic strips featured gadgets that required monkeys, dogs, bearded men and fleas to perform their tasks. His name came to be used for anything considered too complicated.

Inventions, Works, Cartoonists, Cartoonists and animators, Goldberg, Rube

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Fantastic folk heroes: bigger-than-life legends live on in the tall tales of America's past

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Legendary folk heroes include superhuman lumberjack Paul Bunyan and cowpoke Pecos Bill. The superhuman status of John Henry might have been based on a real railroad worker. Another folk hero, sharp-shooter Mike Fink, was a real person.

Analysis, History, Folklore, Heroes, Legends, Tall tales, Folklore and history

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The wizard of wonders: for 37 years, Robert Ripley searched the globe for everything from red hens to shrunken noggins

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Robert Ripley spent his life searching for the thousands of oddities he featured in his 'Believe It or Not' newspaper feature and his museums. He never reported anything that he could not verify and rarely made a mistake.

Collections and collecting, Curiosities and wonders, Ripley, Robert Leroy

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