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Popeye the Sailor!

Popeye the Sailor!You've perhaps come across Popeye, the spinach-eating sailor on TV or in the comics section of your school library.

Popeye has a long and rich history spanning nearly a century and is one of the most recognizable and beloved cartoon characters in the world, consistently regarded as one of the best ever created.
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Fun facts about Popeye!

Elzie Crisler Segar made up the character Popeye the Sailor for a cartoon.
 	On January 17, 1929, he first showed up in the US daily comic strip "Thimble Theatre" with his girlfriend Olive Oyl and his enemy Pluto.
 	Because of the spinach, Popeye was the first cartoon character to get his own statue.
 	He is the main character in a lot of comics and animated cartoons.
 	He is best known for his right eye that squints or is completely missing, his big forearms with two anchor tattoos, his skinny upper arms, and his corncob pipe.
 	As per the original comics, Popeye is super-humanly strong and can lift huge objects, while in later adaptations he is not quite as mighty until he gains a boost in strength by eating spinach.
 	Popeye's creator, E. C. Segar, characterized him as violent and uncivilized yet introspective and with high moral fibre.
 	One of his more popular sayings "I yam what I yam an' tha's all I yam" (I am what I am and that's all I am)

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Comments: 2

Mr Manu Sharma says:

26 January 2020 at 4:34 pm

the quiz was easy

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- curioustimes says:
  
  26 January 2020 at 10:09 pm
  
  Dear Readers
  
  Thanks for your suggestions. Some of the easier articles are meant for small children, who do assisted-reading with their parents and teachers.
  
  Cheers!
  
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