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August 19, 2021
Lightning can strike more than 100 million times per year in the tropics.
August 18, 2021
In 1896, William McKinley became the first U.S. presidential candidate to use the telephone for campaigning.
August 17, 2021
Burlington High School in Vermont is located inside of a former Macy's store, complete with escalators.
August 16, 2021
When sea turtles lay their eggs, they actually create decoy nests to fool predators!
Sunday cartoon! - August 15, 2021
The first solid space food was created by Pillsbury in 1962.
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!
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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.
