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believe it or not
It's true, whether or not you agree, as in Believe it or not, I finally finished painting the house. Originating in the 1800s, this phrase gained currency as the title of a cartoon series begun in 1918 by Robert Ripley and continuing to run in American newspapers long after his death in 1949. Each drawing presented a strange but supposedly true phenomenon, such as a two-headed chicken.
Example Sentences
Bobby Slaton, Tiffany’s father, has defended his daughter’s survival tale, writing on GoFundMe, “Believe it or not, we even thank those who have questioned the merit of the events — That is what makes miracles so unbelievable.”
Believe it or not, this all started out as a story about labor and law and order.
Believe it or not, until 1975 women in Britain were banned from competing in running road races longer than 6km, with female runners making up just 4% of the 7,000-strong field at the inaugural London Marathon.
His film was narrated, believe it or not, by Martin Sheen — yes, President West Wing, or whatever the hell his character was called — and in a number of alarming ways it was well ahead of its time.
"Our country was the strongest believe it or not from 1870 to 1913. You know why, it was all based, we had no income tax then in 1913 some genius came up with the idea of let's charge the people of our country not foreign countries."
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