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April 23, 2019
"Paper Towns" were fake places added to maps by early mapmakers to prevent forgeries of their work.
April 22, 2019
In the Yucatan region of Mexico, living beetles are encrusted with jewels and worn as jewelry.
Sunday cartoon! - April 21, 2019
Ants have a better sense of smell than dogs.
April 20, 2019
Joseph Pujol, a professional farter, was the highest paid performer in France in the late 1800s.
April 19, 2019
Sticking out your tongue really does help your brain concentrate.
Art & Fashion
The self-taught artist who turned a minor annoyance into a signature style!
People
One photo from 1958 sent Bekah Burke up onto a row of champagne bottles!
Meet the "Fish-Caster," a custom Telecaster with a real, preserved piranha sealed in resin!
Take things to the next level! Ripley’s twentieth edition annual book is full of all-new, all-true stories from around the world.
August 18, 2026
Katie Barden and Erin New's Snapchat streak is more than 4,203 days — over 11 years!
Robert Ripley began the Believe It or Not! cartoon in 1918. Today, it continues uninterrupted as the world’s longest-running syndicated cartoon.
