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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A Porcupine? A Bird? A Reptile? Nope, It’s an Echidna!
Animals
Engrid Barnett

A Porcupine? A Bird? A Reptile? Nope, It’s an Echidna!

Nature couldn’t make up its mind when it comes to one of the world’s strangest animals.

Mushroom Coffins: The Earth Will Thank You Later
Science & Technology
Engrid Barnett

Mushroom Coffins: The Earth Will Thank You Later

They decompose in 45 days, providing the ultimate planet-friendly burial.

The World’s First 3D Printed Rocket Actually Takes Off
Science & Technology
Engrid Barnett

The World’s First 3D Printed Rocket Actually Takes Off

Besides being the first 3D-printed rocket, Terran 1 is among the first methane-fueled rockets, too.

Does an Apple a Day Keep the Doctor Away?
Food
Engrid Barnett

Does an Apple a Day Keep the Doctor Away?

Let’s take a bite out of this proverbial 19th-century wisdom.

Forget Red and Blue Pills, Would You Take the Brown Pill?
People
Engrid Barnett

Forget Red and Blue Pills, Would You Take the Brown Pill?

This medical advance could save lives but comes with a stomach-churning premise.

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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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