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January 2, 2024
Some triceratops' skulls could make up one-third of their entire body length.
January 1, 2024
The Brazilian candiru, a tiny parasitic fish, attaches to the gills of larger fish, feasting on their blood.
Sunday cartoon! - December 31, 2023
A house fire in London, England, occurred when sunlight refracted through a crystal doorknob onto nearby clothing, setting it on fire.
December 30, 2023
Africa's Lake Malawi is popularly known as the Calendar Lake because it is 365 miles long, 52 miles wide and 12 main rivers flow into it.
December 29, 2023
When couples marry at the church on picturesque Bled Island in Slovenia, tradition dictates the groom carry his bride up 99 steps.
Art & Fashion
Meet the "Fish-Caster," a custom Telecaster with a real, preserved piranha sealed in resin!
Food
A hungover stockbroker, a lust-fighting minister, and a maître d' whose cook went missing—meet the real people hiding on your menu.
People
A dad from Riverside, Illinois, spent 130 hours turning wine corks into a wearable flotation suit!
Take things to the next level! Ripley’s twentieth edition annual book is full of all-new, all-true stories from around the world.
August 14, 2026
Venice was built on wooden piles driven deep into the mud, acting like stilts to support the city.
Robert Ripley began the Believe It or Not! cartoon in 1918. Today, it continues uninterrupted as the world’s longest-running syndicated cartoon.