Engrid Barnett

Engrid Barnett

Engrid is an award-winning travel writer and cultural geographer who’s long cultivated an obsession with cryptids, vintage tattoos, roadside attractions, and abandoned places. Her public descent into the weird began in 2017 after signing on with Ripley’s Believe It or Not! A longtime fan of Robert Ripley’s cartoons and quirky trivia, she relishes sorting fact from fiction and feeling mind boggled every step of the way. You can also catch her work in Wild West, Rova, Nevada Magazine, American Trails Magazine and more.

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Do Snakes Dislocate Their Jaws for Super-Sized Prey?
Animals
Engrid Barnett

Do Snakes Dislocate Their Jaws for Super-Sized Prey?

How serpents master monster-sized bites without coming unhinged.

The Appalachian Apple Hunter Who Saved 1,200 Lost Varieties
Food
Engrid Barnett

The Appalachian Apple Hunter Who Saved 1,200 Lost Varieties

Tom Brown took "an apple a day" to an entirely new level.

Was Drink Toasting Originally a Way to Avoid Poisoning?
Vintage & Historical
Engrid Barnett

Was Drink Toasting Originally a Way to Avoid Poisoning?

This urban myth proves you shouldn’t believe everything you read on the internet.

Was George Washington the Founding Father of Marijuana?
Vintage & Historical
Engrid Barnett

Was George Washington the Founding Father of Marijuana?

Have the rumors of Washington been greatly exaggerated?

The Controversial Origins of the Pythagorean Theorem
Vintage & Historical
Engrid Barnett

The Controversial Origins of the Pythagorean Theorem

Was Pythagoras a mathematical genius or the king of numerical hype?

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Ripley's Cartoon of the Day

May 17, 2024

Cartoon of the Day

Rats can laugh when they are tickled, though the sound is ultrasonic.

Ripley's Cartoon of the Day

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!

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