Engrid Barnett

Engrid Barnett

Engrid is an award-winning travel writer and cultural geographer who’s long cultivated an obsession with cryptids, vintage tattoos, roadside attractions, and abandoned places. Her public descent into the weird began in 2017 after signing on with Ripley’s Believe It or Not! A longtime fan of Robert Ripley’s cartoons and quirky trivia, she relishes sorting fact from fiction and feeling mind boggled every step of the way. You can also catch her work in Wild West, Rova, Nevada Magazine, American Trails Magazine and more.

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Singing Crowd Controllers Are True Stars of Qatar's World Cup
Sports
Engrid Barnett

Singing Crowd Controllers Are True Stars of Qatar's World Cup

The chants have become so catchy that some fans can’t get them out of their brains.

Wild Tales of Cannibalism from the Animal Kingdom
Animals
Engrid Barnett

Wild Tales of Cannibalism from the Animal Kingdom

From wood ants to tiger salamanders some species see little difference between peers and prey.

Man of the Hole: Last Member of Uncontacted Tribe Dies
People
Engrid Barnett

Man of the Hole: Last Member of Uncontacted Tribe Dies

Technology means the inhabitants of the Earth feel closer than ever before.

Bearcats Smell Like… Buttered Popcorn?
Animals
Engrid Barnett

Bearcats Smell Like… Buttered Popcorn?

Exploring the strange common ground between movie snacks and mammal urine...

Mexico’s Cave Of The Crystals Will Astound You
Places
Engrid Barnett

Mexico’s Cave Of The Crystals Will Astound You

The largest crystals in the world, some weigh in excess of 50 tons!

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Ripley's Cartoon of the Day

November 11, 2026

Cartoon of the Day

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

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 daily cartoon. Howie Noel is the ninth artist in over a century to take up the pen as lead Cartoonist.

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