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December 5, 2020
In the forests of Mount Kaputar, an extinct volcano in Australia, lives a species of 8-inch long, hot pink slugs!
December 4, 2020
Recent evidence suggests early humans in East Africa may have boiled their food in thermal springs long before cooking with fire!
December 3, 2020
In October 2020, Lewis Kirkbride marched through the English countryside some 300 miles while wearing medieval armor!
December 2, 2020
Former samurai were among the first to cultivate apples in Japan.
December 1, 2020
In Hidalgo, Texas, there is a statue of a killer bee that weighs 2,000 pounds!
Food
On Independence Day, Americans eat 150 million hot dogs each year!
Places
Florida’s weirdest castle is packed with oddities, illusions, ghost stories, and fun for the whole family!
Vintage & Historical
Step right up and explore the legendary lore of the Fiji Mermaid!
Take things to the next level! Ripley’s twentieth edition annual book is full of all-new, all-true stories from around the world.
June 30, 2026
A study found that viewing cute animal photos can boost productivity.
Robert Ripley began the Believe It or Not! cartoon in 1918. Today, it continues uninterrupted as the world’s longest-running syndicated cartoon.