Word: documentor
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DIED. Norbert Pearlroth, 89, researcher who, believe it or not, from 1923 to 1975 was the sole discoverer and documentor of all the obscure and fascinating trivia that made up the syndicated comic strip Ripley's Believe It or Not; of heart and kidney diseases; in New York City. Hired by Strip Creator and Illustrator Robert Ripley for his linguistic abilities and memory for detail, Pearlroth thereafter spent seven days a week every week in the New York Public Library, unearthing at least 62,192 amazing facts and anecdotes. One skeptical reader wrote 27,167 double-checking letters...
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