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October 6, 2021
Scientists from the University of Edinburgh have found a way to convert plastic waste into vanilla flavoring by using genetically engineered bacteria.
October 5, 2021
To commemorate National Mac and Cheese Day 2021, Van Leeuwen Ice Cream and Kraft teamed up to make macaroni and cheese-flavored ice cream.
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.
Art & Fashion
Meet the "Fish-Caster," a custom Telecaster with a real, preserved piranha sealed in resin!
Food
A hungover stockbroker, a lust-fighting minister, and a maître d' whose cook went missing—meet the real people hiding on your menu.
People
A dad from Riverside, Illinois, spent 130 hours turning wine corks into a wearable flotation suit!
Take things to the next level! Ripley’s twentieth edition annual book is full of all-new, all-true stories from around the world.
Sunday Cartoon! - August 16, 2026
In 2025, a Texas pickleball team called The Pickle Breakers played pickleball nonstop for 36 hours.
Robert Ripley began the Believe It or Not! cartoon in 1918. Today, it continues uninterrupted as the world’s longest-running syndicated cartoon.
