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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The Once Warlock-Owned Wiccan Implements Of The Ripley Collection
Vintage & Historical
Colton Kruse

The Once Warlock-Owned Wiccan Implements Of The Ripley Collection

A bell's vibrations are thought to be used for the evocation of Goddesses and exorcism of evil.

The Prison Shirt of Notorious Cult Leader Charles Manson
People
Colton Kruse

The Prison Shirt of Notorious Cult Leader Charles Manson

A Supreme Court decision made it possible for him to earn parole.

Opium Pipe and Scales, Relics of a Blight in China
People
Colton Kruse

Opium Pipe and Scales, Relics of a Blight in China

The drug trade resulted in the Opium Wars, forcing China to accept imports from imperial powers.

We Bought Han Solo’s Blaster, How Does It Compare to Luke’s Lightsaber?
Pop Culture
Colton Kruse

We Bought Han Solo’s Blaster, How Does It Compare to Luke’s Lightsaber?

Can we finally settle who shot first?

Your Doves Are Pigeons and Other Wedding Lies
Pop Culture
Colton Kruse

Your Doves Are Pigeons and Other Wedding Lies

Will rice make birds explode?

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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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