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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Who Is The Richest Person Ever? Hint: It's Not Bezos Or Musk
People
Engrid Barnett

Who Is The Richest Person Ever? Hint: It's Not Bezos Or Musk

Musa I of Mali spent so much gold in Cairo that the value of bullion crashed by 20%!

New Zealand Beachcombers Stunned by Giant Squid Corpse
Animals
Engrid Barnett

New Zealand Beachcombers Stunned by Giant Squid Corpse

Visitors enjoyed a once-in-a-lifetime sight after a dead “Kraken” washed ashore at Farewell Spit.

Check Out the 'Mewseum' With Over 13,000 Cat Figurines
Places
Engrid Barnett

Check Out the 'Mewseum' With Over 13,000 Cat Figurines

Admission is free with a suggested donation of $5 that goes towards local cat rescues.

Mind-Blowing Facts About Queen Elizabeth II
People
Engrid Barnett

Mind-Blowing Facts About Queen Elizabeth II

Nine out of 10 people alive today were born after she became queen!

Headless Blemmyes: The Cryptid You’ve Never Heard Of
Vintage & Historical
Engrid Barnett

Headless Blemmyes: The Cryptid You’ve Never Heard Of

No head is better than one?

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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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