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 “Shocking” Truth About Benjamin Franklin’s Discovery
Vintage & Historical
Engrid Barnett

The “Shocking” Truth About Benjamin Franklin’s Discovery

Kites with keys aside, people have known about electricity for centuries.

Everything You Wanted to Know About the Giant Squid
Animals
Engrid Barnett

Everything You Wanted to Know About the Giant Squid

Giant squids are among the world’s largest, most fascinating, and most mysterious animals. Let's dive in and learn all about the giant squid.

The Train Crash That Scared the Dickens out of Charles Dickens
Vintage & Historical
Engrid Barnett

The Train Crash That Scared the Dickens out of Charles Dickens

The tragic event that forever changed Dickens' life. Here’s what you need to know about the train crash that scared the dickens out of Charles Dickens.

How a Hamster Is Helping Pioneer Space Tourism
Science & Technology
Engrid Barnett

How a Hamster Is Helping Pioneer Space Tourism

Some say this successful flight paves the way for manned flight.

Edgar Cayce: Tales From the “Sleeping Prophet”
People
Engrid Barnett

Edgar Cayce: Tales From the “Sleeping Prophet”

From Houdini to Marilyn Monroe, celebrities clamored to Edgar Cayce for psychic readings.

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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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