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Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Illustrated curiosity and trivia franchise.

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The Great Wall of China is not visible to the naked eye from space

Astronauts, including China's first, report they could not pick it out from orbit; it is long but only a few metres wide and the colour of the land around it.

Mostly false2 min read4 sources

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