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December 28, 2023
Scientists at the University of Richmond, Virginia, trained rats to drive tiny cars to reach food.
December 27, 2023
The titan beetle of South America grows up to 6.5 inches long, and has such powerful jaws that its bite can snap a pencil in two.
December 26, 2023
Molly, a guinea pig owned by Emma Müller from Dombovar, Hungary, can dunk a 1.7-inch ball into a tiny hoop eight times in 30 seconds.
December 25, 2023
"Highway Hypnosis" occurs when a person drives long distances without recollecting parts of their trip later.
Sunday cartoon! - December 24, 2023
In 1659, Massachusetts Bay Colony Puritans banned Christmas, a move lasting 22 years and involving a five-shilling ($50) fine.
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.
