Stories by Engrid Barnett | Ripley's Believe It or Not!

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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People

November 9, 2020 Engrid Barnett

Do Celebrities Always Die in Threes?

Despite the hype, stars don’t depart this vale of tears in triplets.

Animals

August 4, 2020 Engrid Barnett

1967: The Night Of The Grizzlies

What were the odds of two bear attacks in one night? Infinitesimal but not impossible.

Are Venus Flytraps Indiscriminate Killers?

Science & Technology

July 23, 2020 Engrid Barnett

Are Venus Flytraps Indiscriminate Killers?

These carnivorous plants are pickier eaters than you might imagine.

Vintage & Historical

July 16, 2020 Engrid Barnett

Who Really Invented the Bagpipes?

If you answered the Scottish, think again.

The Cursed Hope Diamond And Its Many “Victims”

Vintage & Historical

June 29, 2020 Engrid Barnett

The Cursed Hope Diamond And Its Many “Victims”

From Hindu gods to deposed monarchs & Titanic dreams, explore this jewel’s tumultuous history.

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Robert Ripley began the Believe It or Not! cartoon in 1918. Today, Kieran Castaño is the eighth artist to continue the legacy of illustrating the world's longest-running syndicated cartoon!