Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for October 23, 2020

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    Templo S.U.D.  about 4 years ago

    While Mr. Iwerks mostly doodled the Mouse, Mr. Disney got to provide the voice thereto for a while.

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    The Pro from Dover  about 4 years ago

    To protect their mustaches from what? Tea?

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    ekke  about 4 years ago

    OK, so let’s ask ZZ Top — would such a cup be at all useful?

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    Kali  about 4 years ago

    Yes. U.S. Patent No. 1,370,316, issued to Harry Houdini on March 1, 1921. Which is so cool.

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    bluegirl285  about 4 years ago

    Walt Disney came up with the character on his way home from having lost the rights to Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, his most popular character at the time. Ub was the one who came up with the design of Mickey Mouse.

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    jpayne4040  about 4 years ago

    Not surprised at all about the Mickey Mouse fact. The person in charge always gets the credit for the accomplishments of everyone on the team—-and the blame for everything that goes wrong.

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    zerotvus  about 4 years ago

    Sippe cups?

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    Huckleberry Hiroshima  about 4 years ago

    So I guess you’re going to tell us Minnie came from Mickey’s rib.

    Take care, may the chord be with you, and gesundheit.

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    dv1093  about 4 years ago

    Aren’t mustache cups a thing anymore?

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    ncorgbl  about 4 years ago

    Contrary to rumors, Minnie Mouse never met Harvey Weinstein.

    Houdini never used the suit in his performances, but likely should have in 1926.

    Mustache cups were popular with the Brits, but real men in the U.S. didn’t drink tea.

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    mpolo11 Premium Member about 4 years ago

    I don’t believe it!

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    Stephen Gilberg  about 4 years ago

    Hard to believe that a guy named Ubbe Iwerks was born and raised in the U.S.

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    oakie817  about 4 years ago

    the “Hitler Moustache” was the most popular style in the times after WWI due to so many young men having that style so they could use the gas masks of WWI…so many served…think Charlie Chaplin, Oliver Hardy…but after it became a symbol of Nazi Germany, it quickly fell out of favor

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