Nintendo's Weird, Wild Origins: The Surprising History of a Gaming Giant
Vintage & Historical

Nintendo's Weird, Wild Origins: The Surprising History of a Gaming Giant

From gambling card games to courtroom battles and instant rice, Nintendo’s journey has been anything but ordinary.

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Jump into a century of seldom-seen historical feats. Lose yourself in unusual stories from days gone by. Here's your chance to journey through decades of curious people, places, and stories that stand the test of time.

Check Out This 2,000-Year-Old Peruvian Femur!
Vintage & Historical
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Check Out This 2,000-Year-Old Peruvian Femur!

Dating back to 114 B.C., this femur suffered a full-blown compound fracture.

Achieving Sleight of Hand With the Kepplinger-Style Holdout Device
Vintage & Historical
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Achieving Sleight of Hand With the Kepplinger-Style Holdout Device

Concealed on the card shark's person, this Kepplinger-style device was used to secretly add or remove cards from the operator's hand.

Beauty and Brawn: How Female Circus Performers Rewrote the Rules
Vintage & Historical
Engrid Barnett

Beauty and Brawn: How Female Circus Performers Rewrote the Rules

From sharpshooters to human cannonballs, check out these gender-role-defying entertainers of the 19th and 20th centuries. 

The Hellish History Of St. Patrick's Purgatory
Vintage & Historical
Chris Littlechild

The Hellish History Of St. Patrick's Purgatory

Saint Patrick’s involvement with the grisly gateway to Hell, dates back quite a long time.

Female Circus Performers: Overcoming the Odds
Vintage & Historical
Engrid Barnett

Female Circus Performers: Overcoming the Odds

Find out about some of the most inspiring women to ever grace circus and sideshow stages.

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Check out trending stories and discover that truth is always stranger than fiction!

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Endurance Shipwreck Found 106 Years After Antarctic Sinking

The water's frigid temperatures kept the ship in remarkable condition.

Endurance Shipwreck Found 106 Years After Antarctic Sinking

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The Uncanny Case of the Jim Twins, Two Estranged Twins Who Led Identical Lives

They unknowingly forged lives as identical as their DNA.

The Uncanny Case of the Jim Twins, Two Estranged Twins Who Led Identical Lives

People

The Medical Mystery of Tarrare, a Cannibalistic French Spy

Tarrare was the walking manifestation of one of the seven deadly sins as he prowled the cobbled streets of 18th-century Paris indulging his endless hunger.

The Medical Mystery of Tarrare, a Cannibalistic French Spy

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Take things to the next level! Ripley’s twentieth edition annual book is full of all-new, all-true stories from around the world.

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Ripley's Cartoon of the Day

June 11, 2025

Cartoon of the Day

Saying "please" and "thank you" to ChatGPT costs millions of dollars in electricity.

Ripley's Cartoon of the Day

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!

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