Colton Kruse

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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How The Hourglass Shaped Human History
Science & Technology
Colton Kruse

How The Hourglass Shaped Human History

Before wristwatches and cellphones, gravity and sand were enough to keep time.

The Mothman, Protector or Harbinger of Doom? - Ripley’s Believe It or Notcast Episode 23
People
Colton Kruse

The Mothman, Protector or Harbinger of Doom? - Ripley’s Believe It or Notcast Episode 23

This week on the Notcast, we talk to people who have come face to face with the mysterious Mothman.

2,500 Years Of Death In Oaxaca, Mexico
Places
Colton Kruse

2,500 Years Of Death In Oaxaca, Mexico

After the arrival of Cortés 2,500 years of culture was decimated in decades.

Break Into The History Of Stuntwomen - Ripley's Believe It or Notcast Episode 22
People
Colton Kruse

Break Into The History Of Stuntwomen - Ripley's Believe It or Notcast Episode 22

This week on the Notcast, meet a woman who never goes to work scared—even when she has to crash cars and bust through walls.

Stories Inside The Waverly Hills Sanatorium - Ripley's Believe It or Notcast Episode 21
Places
Colton Kruse

Stories Inside The Waverly Hills Sanatorium - Ripley's Believe It or Notcast Episode 21

This week, we step inside the haunting walls of Waverly Hills Sanatorium.

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Ripley's Cartoon of the Day

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.

Ripley's Cartoon of the Day

Robert Ripley began the Believe It or Not! cartoon in 1918. Today, it continues uninterrupted as the world’s longest-running syndicated cartoon.

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