Robert Ripley (cartoonist)

Robert Ripley was an American cartoonist and explorer best known for creating "Ripley's Believe It or Not!"—a franchise featuring astonishing, unusual, and often bizarre facts, images, and stories from around the world. Originally a cartoonist drawing humorous images, Ripley began collecting strange and extraordinary phenomena, which eventually evolved into a popular newspaper feature and franchise of museums, books, and TV shows. His work celebrated human oddities and curiosities, captivating audiences with the marvels of the world and encouraging curiosity and wonder. Ripley's legacy endures as a pioneer in popularizing the appreciation of the world's strange and fascinating phenomena.