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October 28, 2021
The driest place in the world is the town of Quillagua, located in Chile's Atacama Desert. Between 1964 and 2001, the average annual rainfall in the city measured just 0.002 inches.
October 27, 2021
The Beatles used the word "love" 613 times in their songs.
October 26, 2021
Goldfish can distinguish the music of different composers.
October 25, 2021
Daniel Scali of Australia held the plank position for 9 hours, 30 minutes, and 1 second!
Sunday cartoon! - October 24, 2021
A 44,000-year-old cave painting of hunters in Indonesia might be the world's oldest recorded story.
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 9, 2026
The average English speaker speaks at a rate of 110-150 words per minute.
Robert Ripley began the Believe It or Not! cartoon in 1918. Today, it continues uninterrupted as the world’s longest-running syndicated cartoon.
