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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The Centuries-Old Italian Chapel Built Into a Sheer Cliffside
Places
Engrid Barnett

The Centuries-Old Italian Chapel Built Into a Sheer Cliffside

A disappearing statue inspired this impressive cliffside holy place.

Strike! Common Baseball Myths Debunked
Sports
Engrid Barnett

Strike! Common Baseball Myths Debunked

From Babe Ruth to Shoeless Joe Jackson, truth’s crazier than fiction…

Did Coca-Cola Invent the Modern Image of Santa Claus?
Vintage & Historical
Engrid Barnett

Did Coca-Cola Invent the Modern Image of Santa Claus?

Santa rocked red before Coca-Cola ever came on the scene.

Dismantling One of Thanksgiving’s Greatest Myths
Food
Engrid Barnett

Dismantling One of Thanksgiving’s Greatest Myths

Cheddar cheese actually contains more tryptophan than turkey.

Why Is Everyone Watching TV With the Subtitles On?
Pop Culture
Engrid Barnett

Why Is Everyone Watching TV With the Subtitles On?

From mumbling actors to TikTok junkies, theories abound about the surprising prevalence of closed captioning.

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Ripley's Cartoon of the Day

August 12, 2025

Cartoon of the Day

In 2025, a California fitness group made up of 1,423 people played a game of Red Light, Green Light.

Ripley's Cartoon of the Day

Robert Ripley began the Believe It or Not! cartoon in 1918. Today, Kieran Castaño is the eighth artist to continue the legacy of illustrating the world's longest-running syndicated cartoon!

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