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December 25, 2021
Macayo's Mexican Restaurants in Arizona celebrated its 75th anniversary by making a 25-foot-7-inch chimichanga.
December 24, 2021
In August 2016, near Hardangervidda, Norway, a single strike of lightning killed 323 reindeer.
December 23, 2021
Colorado Parks and Wildlife officer Scott Murdoch rescued a bull elk in Indian Hills that had gotten its antlers tangled in a plastic baby swing.
December 22, 2021
During World War II, the Polish Armed Forces enlisted an orphaned bear named Wojtek, who helped carry supplies and boosted morale.
December 21, 2021
In October 2021, Merriam-Webster added 455 new words to its dictionary, including fluffernutter, oobleck, dad bod, and TBH.
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 12, 2026
Male dolphins will sometimes gift sea sponges to females to win them over.
Robert Ripley began the Believe It or Not! cartoon in 1918. Today, it continues uninterrupted as the world’s longest-running syndicated cartoon.