Stories by Colton Kruse | Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Colton Kruse

Starting as an intern in the Ripley’s digital archives, Colton’s intimately familiar with the travelogues and photo albums of Robert Ripley himself. Whether it’s writing, editing, or working in front of or behind the camera, a typical day has included chasing buried treasure, tracking cryptids, interviewing clowns, carrying crashed satellites, and calculating the results of hypothetical sports contests among ants.

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Elephant Graveyards: The El Dorado of Africa

Animals

January 14, 2021 Colton Kruse

Elephant Graveyards: The El Dorado of Africa

Many think the legend was perpetuated to fool British explorers.

Vintage & Historical

December 1, 2020 Colton Kruse

Human Unicorns Are Real

Robert Ripley discovered one in 1930.

Pilgrim Oddities You Probably Didn't Know

Vintage & Historical

November 18, 2020 Colton Kruse

Pilgrim Oddities You Probably Didn't Know

They believed potatoes were poisonous at the time.

Places

October 16, 2020 Colton Kruse

Diving Into the World's Blue Holes

A blue hole, located in the Red Sea, has been given the nickname of the Divers' Cemetery.

Aquasonic: The Haunting Sounds Of Underwater Music

Places

October 14, 2020 Colton Kruse

Aquasonic: The Haunting Sounds Of Underwater Music

Musicians hold their breaths to perform.

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November 11, 2026

Cartoon of the Day

Tire machèt is a Haitian fencing sport in which competitors wield machetes.

Robert Ripley began the Believe It or Not! cartoon in 1918. Today, it continues uninterrupted as the world’s longest-running syndicated daily cartoon. Howie Noel is the ninth artist in over a century to take up the pen as lead Cartoonist.