The Government Once Nuked a Bunch of File Cabinets
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The Government Once Nuked a Bunch of File Cabinets

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Diving Into a Historic Relic on Election Day
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Diving Into a Historic Relic on Election Day

A ballot box frozen in time!

The Scariest Halloween Monsters and Their Origin Stories
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Diana Bocco

The Scariest Halloween Monsters and Their Origin Stories

Ready to face the monsters lurking in your nightmares?

Unique Halloween Traditions Around the World
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Diana Bocco

Unique Halloween Traditions Around the World

Here's how seven other countries mark the holiday.

Up Close & Peculiar With Charles Manson
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Allyson Iovino

Up Close & Peculiar With Charles Manson

How did this ordinary man become one of the most dangerous cult leaders of all time?

What's the Deal With Garden Eels?
Animals
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What's the Deal With Garden Eels?

A living garden on the seafloor?

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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

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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

People

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

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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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You can taste garlic by rubbing it on your feet.

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A study reveals younger siblings are 50% more likely to end up in jail.

November 4, 2024

The Clintons' cat almost had his own Super Nintendo game called "Socks the Cat Rocks the Hill."

Sunday cartoon! - November 3, 2024

Machu Picchu is astronomically aligned.

November 2, 2024

In 2024, Joshua Bregmen skied off an 18,753-foot cliff and parachuted to the ground.

November 1, 2024

A fart could theoretically propel you through space.

October 31, 2024

Houseflies vomit up digestive enzymes onto food in order to liquefy it for easy eating.

October 30, 2024

Bats represent roughly 20% of all mammals.

October 29, 2024

Vampire myths are partly inspired by a real blood disorder called porphyria.

October 28, 2024

There's no universally accepted definition of how high a hill must be before it becomes a mountain.
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November 6, 2024

Cartoon of the Day

You can taste garlic by rubbing it on your feet.

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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