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Sunday Cartoon! - February 2, 2025
Cartoon of the Day
NASA has an Office of Planetary Protection, just in case we ever find life on other plants.
Robert Ripley began the Believe It or Not! cartoon in 1918. Today, Kieran Castaño is the eighth artist to continue the legacy of illustrating the world's longest-running syndicated cartoon!