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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Newly Discovered Millipede First to Actually Have 1,000 Legs
Animals
Engrid Barnett

Newly Discovered Millipede First to Actually Have 1,000 Legs

Scientists have officially named it the leggiest creature in the animal kingdom.

Annual Crab Migration Brings Christmas Island Traffic to a Halt
Animals
Engrid Barnett

Annual Crab Migration Brings Christmas Island Traffic to a Halt

Some roads have even been fitted with special bridges that allow the crabs to cross without being smushed.

Gunther Vi: The Millionaire Dog Said to Be Selling Madonna's Former Mansion
Animals
Engrid Barnett

Gunther Vi: The Millionaire Dog Said to Be Selling Madonna's Former Mansion

What’s life like as a millionaire pooch? Here's what you need to know about this gold-digging dog and the starstruck crib he’s selling.

Italy’s Altamura Man Reveals The Oldest Neanderthal DNA Ever Found
Places
Engrid Barnett

Italy’s Altamura Man Reveals The Oldest Neanderthal DNA Ever Found

Between 187,000 and 128,000 years ago, a Neanderthal got stuck in a cave and died.

Newly Uncovered Room Gives Intimate Look At Slave Life in Pompeii
Places
Engrid Barnett

Newly Uncovered Room Gives Intimate Look At Slave Life in Pompeii

Archaeologists recently uncovered an immaculately preserved slave chamber in a Roman villa, a true window into the ancient world.

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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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