Learn how Rip the Shark is making history.
In May 2022, Ripley’s Aquariums made history with the world’s first successful birth by artificial insemination of a sand tiger shark. Named “Rip” after Robert Ripley, this pup marks a significant step for its species around the world. Globally, sand tiger sharks are listed as a vulnerable species, and in some areas of the world, are endangered because of commercial fishing.
May 8, 2026
Cartoon of the Day
The town of Kyle in Saskatchewan, Canada, faced a hiccup in the run-up to its November 2024 municipal election: no one ran for mayor.
Robert Ripley began the Believe It or Not! cartoon in 1918. Today, it continues uninterrupted as the world’s longest-running syndicated cartoon.