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May 4, 2023
Houston, Texas, is the only major U.S. city with no zoning laws.
May 3, 2023
The sound of Darth Vader's heavy breathing is copyrighted!
May 2, 2023
NASA built a wind tunnel in 1965 that could produce speeds of up to Mach 50 - more than 38,000 mph!
May 1, 2023
A black mamba can slither at a speed of 12.5 mph!
Sunday cartoon! - April 30, 2023
The northern cardinal is the most popular state bird, with Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia and West Virginia all picking the species.
Places
Ripley’s Copenhagen offers exhibits that are sure to leave your jaw on the floor!
Science & Technology
Looking back at 5 incredible contributors to the STEM industry.
A Pacific island nation was even cut off from the internet (and world) due to a volcano!
Take things to the next level! Ripley’s twentieth edition annual book is full of all-new, all-true stories from around the world.
February 6, 2026
Not all arachnids are spiders!
Robert Ripley began the Believe It or Not! cartoon in 1918. Today, it continues uninterrupted as the world’s longest-running syndicated cartoon.
