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January 14, 2023
The number 1 followed by 100 zeros is called a "googol."
January 13, 2023
Every holiday season since 2005, people in Kingston, Ontario, have been able to pay for their parking tickets with toy donations!
January 12, 2023
In its first year of business, Gillette only sold 51 razor sets and 168 blades!
January 11, 2023
The Dutch word for peanut butter translates to "peanut cheese."
January 10, 2023
Red Lobster once lost more than $3 million during an "endless crab" promotion after executives underestimated how much people would eat!
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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 7, 2026
In 2025, Venmo and Taco Bell released a limited-edition wearable taco holder.
Robert Ripley began the Believe It or Not! cartoon in 1918. Today, it continues uninterrupted as the world’s longest-running syndicated cartoon.