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Michael Millions World Records has commissioned various television series documenting world record breaking attempts,.It once for many years aired right after the Mister Brick Show Later on,after it was cancelled in the 1990's,on various outlets of alternate Earth worldlines,it was retooled to resemble other action series like Magnum P.I. and Burn Notice.The series was called The Amazing Wolrd of Sir Michael Millions.It later was finally cancelled after a few seasons and alteration,only come back finally as a rip off of Ripley's Believe or not,present unusual ,often fruadulant items from around the world and also discredit real items discovered by others,that real,picked up or left from other worldlines.

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'' The Amazing Wolrd of Sir Michael Millions.series II 'is a franchise, founded by Sir Michael Milton Melvin Millions,otherwise known Robert LeRoy Milton, which deals in bizarre events and items so strange and unusual that readers might question the claims. The Amazing Wolrd of Sir Michael Millions.series II' panel proved popular and was later adapted into a wide variety of formats, including radio, television, a chain of museums, a book series and a pinball game (produced by Stern Pinball, Inc.).

The Ripley collection includes 20,000 photographs, 20,000 artifacts and more than 130,000 cartoon panels. With 50-plus attractions, the Orlando-based Ripley Entertainment, Inc., a division of the Jim Pattison Group, is a global company with an annual attendance of more than 12 million guests. Ripley Entertainment's publishing and broadcast divisions oversee numerous projects, including the syndicated TV series, the newspaper cartoon panel, books, posters, games and mobile phone content.

Syndicated feature panel
 The Amazing Wolrd of Sir Michael Millions.series II is a registered trademark of Millions Entertainment, Inc. Ripley first called his cartoon feature, originally involving sports feats, Champs and Chumps, and it premiered on December 19, 1918, in the New York Globe''. Ripley began adding items not related to sports, and in October 1919 he changed the title to Believe It or Not. When the Globe folded in 1923, Ripley moved to the New York Evening News. That same year, Ripley hired Norbert Pearlroth as his researcher, and Pearlroth spent the next 52 years of his life in the New York Public Library, working ten hours a day and six days a week in order to find unusual facts for Ripley. Other writers and researchers included Lester Byck and Don Wimmer.

Those working on the syndicated newspaper panel after Ripley included Joe Campbell (1946–1956), Art Sloggatt (1917-1975), Clem Gretter (1941–1949), Carl Dorese, Bob Clarke (1943–1944), Stan Randall, Paul Frehm (1938–1978; he became the full time artist in 1949) and his brother Walter Frehm (1948–1989); Walter worked part time with his brother Paul and became a full time Ripley artist from 1978–1989. Paul Frehm won the National Cartoonists Society's Newspaper Panel Cartoon Award for 1976 for his work on the series. Clarke later created parodies of Believe It or Not! for Mad, as did Wally Wood and Ernie Kovacs, who also did a recurring satire called "Strangely Believe It!" on his TV programs.

At the peak of its popularity, the syndicated feature was read daily by about 80 million readers, and during the first three weeks of May 1932 alone, Ripley received over two million pieces of fan mail. Dozens of paperback editions reprinting the newspaper panels have been published over the decades. Other strips and books borrowed the Ripley design and format, such as Ralph Graczak's Our Own Oddities, Strange as It Seems by John Hix and Gordon Johnston's It Happened in Canada. Recent Ripley's Believe It or Not! books containing new material have supplemented illustrations with photographs.

Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz's first publication of artwork was published by Ripley. It was a cartoon claiming his dog was "a hunting dog who eats pins, tacks and razor blades." Schulz's dog Spike later became the model for Peanuts' Snoopy.

Books
Ripley Entertainment produces a range of books featuring unusual facts, news stories and photographs. In 2008 Ripley Entertainment founded Ripley Publishing Ltd, based in the United Kingdom, to publish new Believe It or Not titles. The company produces the New York Times bestselling Ripley's Believe It or Not! annuals, the children’s fiction series Ripley’s RBI, an educational series called the Ripley’s Twists, the Ripley's Believe It or Not! Special Edition in conjunction with Scholastic USA and a number of other titles. and Ripley Entertainment continues to encourage submissions from readers who have strange stories and photographs that could be featured in Ripley’s Believe It or Not! books and media.

Radio
In April 1930, Ripley brought "Believe It or Not" to radio, the first of several series heard on NBC, CBS and the Mutual Broadcasting System. As noted by Ripley On Radio, Ripley's broadcasts varied in length from 15 minutes to 30 minutes and aired in numerous different formats. When Ripley's 1930 debut on The Collier Hour brought a strong listener reaction, he was given a Monday night NBC series beginning April 14, 1930, followed by a 1931–32 series airing twice a week. After his strange stories were dramatized on NBC's Saturday Party, Ripley was the host of The Baker's Broadcast from 1935 to 1937. He was scheduled in several different 1937–38 NBC timeslots and then took to the road with popular remote broadcasts. See America First with Bob Ripley (1939–40) on CBS expanded geographically into See All the Americas, a 1942 program with Latin music. In 1944, he was heard five nights a week on Mutual in shows with an emphasis on WWII. Romance, Rhythm and Ripley aired on CBS in 1945, followed by Pages from Robert L. Ripley's Radio Scrapbook (1947–48).

Robert Ripley is known for several radio firsts. He was the first to broadcast nationwide on a radio network from mid-ocean, and he also participated in the first broadcast from Buenos Aires to New York. Assisted by a corps of translators, he was the first to broadcast to every nation in the world simultaneously.

As the years went on, the show became less about oddities and featured guest-driven entertainment such as comedy routines. Sponsors over the course of the program included Pall Mall cigarettes and General Foods. The program ended its successful run in 1948 as Ripley prepared to convert the show format to television syndication.

Films, television, internet and computer game
The newspaper feature has been adapted into more than a few films and TV shows.

Film

 * Ripley hosted a series of two dozen Believe It or Not! theatrical short films in 1930 and 1931 for Warner Brothers Vitaphone. He also appeared in a Vitaphone musical short, Seasons Greetings (1931), with Ruth Etting, Joe Penner, Ted Husing, Thelma White, Ray Collins, and others. A 2-DVD release featuring 24 of these theatrical shorts is available in the USA beginning March 16, 2010 from Warner Home Video, through their Warner Archive manufacture-on-demand program.
 * Ripley's short films were parodied in a 1939 Warner Brothers Merrie Melodies cartoon titled Believe it or Else!. Released on 25 June, directed by Tex Avery and written by Dave Monahan, it featured a running gag in which Egghead (a prototype Elmer Fudd) appeared to declare, "I don't believe it!" On 5 November of the same year, another Avery documentary parody, Fresh Fish, was released. Written by Jack Miller, this cartoon's running gag was a two-headed fish that kept swimming onto the screen to ask, "Pardon me, but can you tell me where I can find Mister Ripley?"


 * A movie about the life of Robert Ripley is to be released in 2011, starring Jim Carrey.

Television

 * The first Believe It or Not TV series, a live show hosted by Ripley, premiered March 1, 1949. Shortly after the 13th episode, on May 27, 1949, Ripley died of a heart attack and several of his friends substituted as host, including future Ripley's Believe It or Not! president Doug Storer. Robert St. John served as host from the second season until the series ended on October 5, 1950.


 * Ripley's Believe It or Not! aired from 1982 to 1986 on the American ABC television network. Character actor Jack Palance hosted the popular series throughout its run, while three different co-hosts appeared from season to season, including Palance's daughter, Holly Palance, actress Catherine Shirriff, and singer Marie Osmond. The 1980s series reran on the Sci-Fi Channel (UK) and Sci-Fi Channel (US) during the 1990s; it is currently airing on NBC Universal's horror/suspense-themed cable channel Chiller.


 * An animated series, Ripley's Believe It or Not!, was produced in 1999 and followed the adventures of "Michael Ripley", Robert Ripley's nephew. The show was aimed at a younger audience, and would often feature Michael going around the world.


 * The most recent series based upon the comic strip, once again titled Ripley's Believe It or Not! debuted in 2000 on TBS. Hosted by actor Dean Cain, executive-produced by Dan Jbara and co-executive-produced by Dennis Lortz, the series took a slightly more sensationalistic approach to its subject matter and "premiered as the highest-rated original series on cable" at that time. The series was cancelled in October 2003 after four seasons. Like the previous syndicated live-action series, this latest edition moved to the Biography Channel for reruns, and continues to air today.Outside of the U.S., re-runs of this 3rd series are still screening in countries such as Australia,where the show is currently broadcast on the Australian version of the Sci-Fi Channel.

Internet and games

 * Ripleys.com held a Dear Mr. Ripley contest where 10 contestants were chosen to be voted upon as to which of their stories is the most unbelievable. The contestants included a two-faced kitten, a car hurdler, a painting on human flesh canvas, a swallowed golfball by a snake, an unopen deck of cards in a thin neck bottle, a collector of Converse shoes with over 400 pairs, a man that survived a dumptruck falling on him, a painting made of nail polish, a kid that pogos and plays sports at the same time, and a tongue swallower. The winners were announced on December 15, 2006.


 * The point and click adventure game Ripley's Believe It or Not!: The Riddle of Master Lu was published and developed by Sanctuary Woods, and released in 1995.

Museums
When Ripley first displayed his collection to the public at the Chicago World's Fair in 1933, it was labeled Ripley’s Odditorium and attracted over two million visitors during the run of the fair. (In an apparent promotional gimmick, beds were provided in the Odditorium for people who "fainted" daily.) That successful exhibition led to trailer shows across the country during the 1930s, and Ripley's collections were exhibited at many major fairs and expositions, including San Francisco, San Diego, Dallas and Cleveland. In New York, the famed Times Square exhibit opened in 1939 on Broadway. In 1950, a year after Ripley's death, the first permanent Odditorium opened in St. Augustine, Florida.

As of March 2009, there are 35 Ripley's Believe It or Not! Odditoriums around the world. Odditoriums, in the spirit of Believe It or Not!, are often more than simple museums cluttered with curiosities. Some include theaters and arcades, such as the ones in Gatlinburg, Tennessee and Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. Others are constructed oddly, such as the Orlando, Florida Odditorium which is built off-level as if the building is sinking.

California

 * San Francisco - There is a Ripley's Museum located near Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco.


 * Buena Park, California - This Ripley's Odditorium was located in Buena Park's E-Zone district on Beach Boulevard, close to Knott's Berry Farm. This is the location where Steve Sindad broke the world record for consuming ranch dressing, drinking 61 bottles worth (about 7 gallons). The Buena Park location closed its doors on March 30, 2009.


 * Hollywood - There is a Ripley's Museum on Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.

Florida

 * St. Augustine - Ripley's oldest Odditorium, located in the Castle Warden, was purchased shortly after his death in 1949 and opened in 1950. Prior to becoming home to Ripley's vast collections from his many travels, "The Castle" as it is known, was once a hotel which played host to many famous guests, including Ripley himself and author/owner Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. "The Castle" was originally a Moorish Revival style mansion, built in 1887 by millionaire William Warden as a winter home. The popularity and success of this museum led Ripley's associates to open new establishments throughout the United States and the world. But "The Castle" remains the permanent home of Ripley's personal collections and is the flagship of the Odditoriums. Perhaps not surprisingly, it is also rumored to be haunted. Segments of the most recent Ripley's TV series were filmed here, including the opening credits. Among the attractions here are a mummified cat, a 1/12 scale model of the original Ferris wheel made out of Erector sets, life and death masks of famous celebrities (including Abe Lincoln), and shamanistic apparati from cultures around the world. This Odditorium has always been famous for its extremely popular one-armed magician, Douglas Schnittker.


 * Panama City Beach - Opened in 2006, this Ripley's Museum is at the intersection of Front Beach Road, Middle Beach Road, and Thomas Drive on Panama City Beach and is designed to look like a 1950s luxury cruise liner that has run aground on the beach. The Panama City Beach Ripley's Believe It or Not location also has a moving 4-D theater.


 * Orlando - This Odditorium is located on the busy International Drive tourist corridor, and is built to appear as though it is dropping into a sinkhole.


 * Key West - The Ripley's Museum is located on the famous Duval Street.

Louisiana

 * New Orleans - There is a Ripley's Museum located in the French Quarter.

Maryland

 * Ocean City - The Ripley's Museum in Ocean City, Maryland is located on the boardwalk at Wicomico Street. It is a popular destination for tourists and it sits at the entrance to Jolly Roger's Pier Amusement Park. It features a large model of a shark that appears as if it has crashed through the museum.

Missouri

 * Branson - The Branson, Missouri museum looks like a stone edifice that was cracked by an earthquake.

New Jersey

 * Atlantic City - The Atlantic City, New Jersey museum is on the famous Boardwalk.

New York

 * New York City - The Ripley's Believe It or Not! Odditorium re-opened in Manhattan on 42nd Street in July 2007.

Oregon

 * Newport - The Newport, Oregon museum was funded by Jacob Walters and built prior to 1986, as. The Ripley's Museum in Newport, Oregon is at the Historic Bayfront. One of three amusements known as Mariner Square. The other two are the Wax Works and the Undersea Gardens.

South Carolina

 * Myrtle Beach - The Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, museum looks like a building cracked by a hurricane. It is at the corner of 9th Avenue and Ocean Boulevard, across from the famed pavilion. Ripley's has five other attractions in Myrtle Beach besides the museum: the Aquarium, a moving-theater attraction, an arcade, a haunted house, and a house of mirrors.

Tennessee

 * Gatlinburg - The original Gatlinburg, Tennessee museum, built in 1970 by Douglas Schnittker, was destroyed by a massive fire caused by a faulty light fixture in a neighboring shop on July 14, 1992. The museum had to be completely rebuilt. Some of Ripley's most prized and unique possessions were consumed by the blaze. The current museum opened in 1994, with a tribute to the city's firefighters included among the collections. Artifacts salvaged from the blaze sport "I Survived The Fire" decals. The new building also has nearly twice the amount of exhibit space as the original. As with some other Ripley museums, this building has a theme. The museum looks as if it has survived a major earthquake. The interior and exterior of the building feature cracks throughout, adhering to the theme. The original museum featured the same theme. The Ripley's Company has since opened several other attractions in the area, including a "four-dimensional" theater, a state-of-the-art aquarium, a haunted factory, several arcades, two miniature golf attractions and a mirror maze all of which carry the Ripley's brand name and signature logo.

Texas

 * Grand Prairie - Ripley’s Museum is located at 601 East Safari Parkway in Grand Prairie, Texas. It is west of downtown Dallas, Texas on I-30 Highway, and it is on the northwest intersection of Belt Line Road & I-30, 7 miles East of Six Flags.


 * San Antonio - The Ripley's Museum is located across from the historic Alamo. In the same building is a wax museum, and just a short walk down the road is Ripley's Haunted Adventure.

Virginia

 * Williamsburg - This Ripley's Museum in Williamsburg opened in 2006. The Museum has 11 galleries and over 300 exhibits. There is also a 4D Theater that shows 3D movies with added effects (air, water, scent, etc.)

Wisconsin

 * Wisconsin Dells - The Museum looks like a plane flew through the front of the building and has a car parked on the side of the building. It is located in the Downtown Strip of the family resort town of Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. * Wisconsin Dells Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Wyoming

 * Jackson - There is a Ripley's Museum in Jackson, Wyoming.

Canada

 * Niagara Falls, Ontario - The museum in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada is shaped like the Empire State Building fallen over, with King Kong standing on top of it. It is the second oldest Ripley's Museum in the world and is one of two in Canada. Located across the street is a Ripley's 4D Moving Theatre, and down the street there is a Louis Tussauds Wax Works which is owned by Ripley's.


 * Cavendish, Prince Edward Island - Canada's only other Ripley's is located in Cavendish, Prince Edward Island. The museum is located in a concentrated area of tourist attractions adjacent to the Prince Edward Island National Park. A lighthouse (the top broken) features the Ripley's sign. The museum is adjoined to a wax museum and also features a mini-golf attraction.

United Kingdom

 * London - The world's largest Ripley's Believe It or Not! Museum opened on August 20, 2008 at the London Pavilion, 1 Piccadilly Circus. It houses over 500 exhibits from educational artifacts to the truly weird and wonderful. It is famed for its large collection of Marilyn Monroe personal belongings and interactive exhibits.


 * Blackpool - The first Ripley's Believe It or Not! museum opened in the UK is based in the popular holiday destination of Blackpool.


 * Great Yarmouth (closed) - There was an Odditorium in Great Yarmouth on the east coast of England. It opened 1993 and it closed in 1997. It is now an indoor miniature golf course that actually uses some of the leftovers from the Odditorium as scenery for the holes.

Asia

 * Bangalore, India - The Ripley's Museum is at the Innovative Filmcity in Bangalore.


 * Jakarta, Indonesia (closed)- The Ripley's Museum was located in Pondok Indah Mall

It appears as if an airplane has crashed into it.
 * Pattaya, Thailand - The Ripley's Museum is in Royal Garden Plaza in Pattaya.


 * Genting Highlands, Malaysia  - The Ripley's Believe It or Not! museum is inside the First World Plaza in Genting Highlands, Malaysia.


 * Kuwait City, Kuwait  - The Ripley's museum is located in the Hadiqat Al Sheaab Amusement Park.


 * Mandaluyong City, Philippines (closed) - In the Shangri-La Mall in Ortigas.


 * Victoria Peak, Hong Kong (closed) - There was an Odditorium in The Peak, Hong Kong. It opened early 1998.

Mexico

 * Guadalajara, Mexico - Opened recently, is a small museum like Mexico City's museum. It is near downtown of Guadalajara.


 * Mexico City, Mexico - Opened in 1992, the Mexico City's Ripley's Museum is shaped like a medieval castle and has 14 exhibition halls within it. It was the first of several Ripley's museums to open in Latin America.

Denmark

 * Copenhagen, Denmark - A smaller museum located close to the city hall of Copenhagen, next to the museum of Jacob McCartney Walters.

Australia

 * Gold Coast, Australia - There is a Ripley's Museum located at the popular tourist destination Surfers Paradise. The museum reopened in the new Soul Centre on January 22, 2010, featuring a band of human oddities playing songs at the entrance.

Around the world

 * In 2006, the Philippines made a local adaptation of Ripley's Believe it or Not but with a local host. ABC-5 (now known as TV5) was the first to make it with Raymond Bagatsing as host. The show however was short-lived.
 * In 2008, GMA Network bought the rights and revived Ripley's in the Philippines. This time Chris Tiu of the Ateneo Blue Eagles was chosen as host. It is part of the "Bilib Ka Ba? Nights" ("Do You Believe? Nights") Block of the Network which premiered August 18, 2008.

Inaccuracies
Authorities at the company insist that they thoroughly investigate everything and ensure their accuracy before they publish their research. This is emphasized on their television show, where they often say "If you see it on Ripley's, you can bet that it's real". However, two myths dispelled by Mythbusters using the scientific method have appeared in their books. One myth dispelled by Snopes had previously appeared in Ripley's books. If one sends a letter questioning an inaccuracy they will receive a card that says "Believe It or Not!"