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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How Columbus Failed to Prove the Earth Was Round
Vintage & Historical
Engrid Barnett

How Columbus Failed to Prove the Earth Was Round

We can blame Flat Earth theories on the writer, Washington Irving.

Eadweard Muybridge: Motion Picture Pioneer… and Murderer
Vintage & Historical
Engrid Barnett

Eadweard Muybridge: Motion Picture Pioneer… and Murderer

He gained a reputation for shooting the first motion picture… and his wife’s lover.

Death’s Undeniable Presence in Portugal’s Chapel of Bones
Places
Engrid Barnett

Death’s Undeniable Presence in Portugal’s Chapel of Bones

An inscription above the chapel's entrance translates to “We bones are here, waiting for yours.”

Pet Supply Company Offers $150 Toward Dog-Inspired Tattoos
Animals
Engrid Barnett

Pet Supply Company Offers $150 Toward Dog-Inspired Tattoos

Immortalize your pet forever and get paid for it!

Survivor Dog Lost for Two Months Rescued by Cave Explorers
Animals
Engrid Barnett

Survivor Dog Lost for Two Months Rescued by Cave Explorers

Engulfed in the total darkness of a subterranean labyrinth, Abby never gave up.

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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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