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July 7, 2023
The "fifth wheel" was a parallel parking tool patented in the 1930s. Surprisingly, it never took off.
July 6, 2023
Kriss Kyle, a British BMX rider, performed tricks on the first floating skate park more than 2,000 feet above the ground.
July 5, 2023
Arnold Schwarzenegger took ballet classes to help him pose in bodybuilding competitions.
July 4, 2023
Loop Biotech, a Dutch startup company, sells mushroom coffins that biodegrade within 45 days of burial!
July 3, 2023
In early drafts of the "Star Wars" script, R2-D2 could speak standard English and had a rather foul vocabulary.
Pop Culture
From bashing events to a secret society, the Barney hate was real!
Vintage & Historical
This mask tells a story centuries in the making!
Places
Spring into the strange!
Take things to the next level! Ripley’s twentieth edition annual book is full of all-new, all-true stories from around the world.
May 11, 2026
By eating insects, bats provide pest-control services that save the U.S. agriculture industry over $1 billion per year!
Robert Ripley began the Believe It or Not! cartoon in 1918. Today, it continues uninterrupted as the world’s longest-running syndicated cartoon.
