Little Billy has finished his lessons, so he goes to visit Robert L. Ripley in Believe It Or Not Land. After some minor stuff, Ripley shows him some odd fish, giant trees, and dancing mice.
There are more oddities than unbelievable facts here, mostly the result of human cussedness, like a suit made of Confederate money, or a rocking chair built from empty cans. This mixture of silliness and astonishment was a regular part of the newspaper feature, and presumably was planned thuswise on a "if you can believe this, you'll believe the next" basis. It's a good technique for slipping a whopper past an audience.
There are more oddities than unbelievable facts here, mostly the result of human cussedness, like a suit made of Confederate money, or a rocking chair built from empty cans. This mixture of silliness and astonishment was a regular part of the newspaper feature, and presumably was planned thuswise on a "if you can believe this, you'll believe the next" basis. It's a good technique for slipping a whopper past an audience.