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April 7, 2021
Nepenthes attenboroughii - a type of pitcher plant found in the Philippines - can digest still-living rats whole!
April 6, 2021
Penicillin does not kill bacteria - it prevents it from reproducing!
April 5, 2021
The Mars rover Opportunity is older than the average American car!
Sunday cartoon! - April 4, 2021
Silly string is used to detect tripwires during military operations!
April 3, 2021
All giant pandas in captivity are officially owned by China.
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 13, 2026
Jellies have survived all five of earth's major mass extinction events!
Robert Ripley began the Believe It or Not! cartoon in 1918. Today, it continues uninterrupted as the world’s longest-running syndicated cartoon.