Mari Lwyd: The Winter Ritual of the Horse Skull
Vintage & Historical

Mari Lwyd: The Winter Ritual of the Horse Skull

Ringing in the holidays with a... horse skull?

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Up Close & Peculiar With The Nightmare Before Christmas
Pop Culture
Allyson Iovino

Up Close & Peculiar With The Nightmare Before Christmas

The history of stop motion goes back further than you think.

Saving Sawfish: A Fight for Survival
Animals
Alishewa Aziz, Ripley's Aquarium of Canada Educator

Saving Sawfish: A Fight for Survival

Turning the tide on these incredible fish.

How Queen Victoria Made Christmas Trees Legit
Vintage & Historical
Engrid Barnett

How Queen Victoria Made Christmas Trees Legit

Queen Victoria popularized... Christmas trees?

Sea Dads: The Amazing Dads of the Deep Blue
Animals
Chris Littlechild

Sea Dads: The Amazing Dads of the Deep Blue

Meet these iconic sea dads!

Ink-tellectual Creatures: The Giant Pacific Octopus
Animals
Julia Nalywaiko, Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada Educator

Ink-tellectual Creatures: The Giant Pacific Octopus

Let's get up close with the giant Pacific octopus!

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Endurance Shipwreck Found 106 Years After Antarctic Sinking

The water's frigid temperatures kept the ship in remarkable condition.

Endurance Shipwreck Found 106 Years After Antarctic Sinking

People

The Uncanny Case of the Jim Twins, Two Estranged Twins Who Led Identical Lives

They unknowingly forged lives as identical as their DNA.

The Uncanny Case of the Jim Twins, Two Estranged Twins Who Led Identical Lives

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The Medical Mystery of Tarrare, a Cannibalistic French Spy

Tarrare was the walking manifestation of one of the seven deadly sins as he prowled the cobbled streets of 18th-century Paris indulging his endless hunger.

The Medical Mystery of Tarrare, a Cannibalistic French Spy

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Believe It or Not! Total Solar Eclipse Captured for Ripley’s Exhibit Collection

Converging art and astronomy, artist uses the power of the sun to create piece for Ripley’s Believe It or Not!

Believe It or Not! Total Solar Eclipse Captured for Ripley’s Exhibit Collection

Vintage & Historical

Up Close With Ripley's Legendary Fertility Statues

Acquired more than 25 years ago, the iconic statues have become a must-see.

Up Close With Ripley's Legendary Fertility Statues

Animals

Meet Cheddar, the One-in-30-million Orange Lobster

Named after Red Lobster's iconic Cheddar Bay Biscuits®, this unique lobster is an incredibly rare find!

Meet Cheddar, the One-in-30-million Orange Lobster

Animals

Watch the Trained Rats and Cats of Cirque du Sewer

The show with acro-cats and acro-rats!

Watch the Trained Rats and Cats of Cirque du Sewer

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Those Four Small Words Can Be Attributed To A 100-Year-Old Cartoon

Believe It or Not! turns 100!

Those Four Small Words Can Be Attributed To A 100-Year-Old Cartoon

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Ripley's has been presenting the incredible and the unusual in illustrated form since 1918. Believe It or Not!, it is the longest running syndicated cartoon in history!

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Humans have fewer genes than rice.

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Baby boomers are the richest generation in history.

December 24, 2024

Invented in Germany around 1610, tinsel was originally a luxury decoration made from hammered silver!

December 23, 2024

A genetic mutation called callipyge gives sheep unusually large butts!

Sunday cartoon! - December 22, 2024

The dugong's brain makes up less than 1% of its body weight.

December 21, 2024

Fresh lava can reach temperatures of 2,200 °F!

December 20, 2024

In 1970, a woman sued God for $100,000, accusing Him of negligence for allowing a lightning bolt to burn down her home.

December 19, 2024

"Warranty void if removed" stickers have been illegal in the U.S. since 1975!

December 18, 2024

In 2022, the human population reached 8,000,000,000!

December 17, 2024

8% of people pronounce Wi-Fi as "wiffy."
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Ripley's Cartoon of the Day

December 26, 2024

Cartoon of the Day

Humans have fewer genes than rice.

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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