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February 16, 2021
The monkey slug caterpillar disguises itself as a big hairy tarantula.
February 15, 2021
A previously unidentified parasitic worm was recently discovered in the droppings of a toad that had survived a cycle in a washing machine after it was accidentally transported from the island nation of Mauritius to Cambridge in a tourist's luggage.
Sunday cartoon! - February 14, 2021
Scientists at England's Natural History Museum identified 503 new species in 2020.
February 13, 2021
Thalassophobia is the extreme fear of deep bodies of water.
February 12, 2021
There are about 10,000 known species of grass!
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 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.