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 Hamster That Trades Cryptocurrencies... And Profits
Animals
Engrid Barnett

The Hamster That Trades Cryptocurrencies... And Profits

Based on the hamster’s choice of tunnels, specific cryptocurrencies get bought and sold.

1,000-Year-Old Remains Uncovered In Peru, Including Child Sacrifices
Vintage & Historical
Engrid Barnett

1,000-Year-Old Remains Uncovered In Peru, Including Child Sacrifices

Besides human remains, the site also contains animal sacrifices.

Return Of The King (Of Pudge) at Katmai’s Fat Bear Week
Animals
Engrid Barnett

Return Of The King (Of Pudge) at Katmai’s Fat Bear Week

Unlike many humans, bears must embrace their weight gain.

Going Sky High on Slovenia’s Trampoline Bridges
Pop Culture
Engrid Barnett

Going Sky High on Slovenia’s Trampoline Bridges

For two days, more than 5,000 people took advantage of the bouncing structure, logging more than 80,000 jumps.

From Cretaceous to Famous: The Story of Big John the Triceratops
Animals
Engrid Barnett

From Cretaceous to Famous: The Story of Big John the Triceratops

The largest known Triceratops ever recovered, Big John’s skull alone spans 6 feet 7 inches wide and 8 feet 6 inches long.

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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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