Robert Ripley made a name for himself by asserting truth in the unbelievable. An icon for all things bizarre, Ripley aroused curiosity in American audiences by providing them with strange facts and ...

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A documentary examining the life of Robert L. Ripley (played by an actor), the man who created the "Believe It Or Not" series.

Before there was YouTube or Mythbusters or The Amazing Race, there was Robert "Believe It or Not!" Ripley. Ripley's pioneering mix of the strange, the shocking and the barely believable grabbed ...