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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Two Pardoned Turkeys Relocate To The Magic Kingdom
Animals
Engrid Barnett

Two Pardoned Turkeys Relocate To The Magic Kingdom

Where do pardoned gobblers go? The luckiest head to Disney World!

Did the Pilgrims Really Wear Black, White, and Buckles?
Vintage & Historical
Engrid Barnett

Did the Pilgrims Really Wear Black, White, and Buckles?

We tend to think of the Pilgrims as the kind of folks that Johnny Cash, “the man in black,” could’ve swapped shirts and pants with.

Do Celebrities Always Die in Threes?
People
Engrid Barnett

Do Celebrities Always Die in Threes?

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

1967: The Night Of The Grizzlies
Animals
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
Engrid Barnett

Are Venus Flytraps Indiscriminate Killers?

These carnivorous plants are pickier eaters than you might imagine.

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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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