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October 4, 2021
In the attic of the Tabor Opera House in Leadville, Colorado, researchers uncovered 250 opulent, intact theater sets used 140 years ago in Wild West dramatic productions.
Sunday cartoon! - October 3, 2021
In the waters north of Australia, scientists discovered four new species of walking sharks, which use their side fins to stroll along the ocean floor.
October 2, 2021
For 20 years, the Alaskan town of Talkeetna had a tailless orange cat named Stubbs as mayor.
September 30, 2021
Raj Gopal Bhoi of Balangir, India, balanced a hockey stick on his right index finger for 3 hours, 35 minutes.
September 29, 2021
David Rush of Boise, Idaho, can balance 101 toilet paper rolls on his forehead!
Animals
From 'Ace Ventura' to the Ripley's collection!
Vintage & Historical
The dark history of how nostalgia was understood by early medicine.
A divorcing couple was forced by a judge to split their collection schoolyard-pick style.
Take things to the next level! Ripley’s twentieth edition annual book is full of all-new, all-true stories from around the world.
March 27, 2026
The first Academy Awards ceremony in 1929 lasted only 15 minutes.
Robert Ripley began the Believe It or Not! cartoon in 1918. Today, it continues uninterrupted as the world’s longest-running syndicated cartoon.
