Chickens With 50-Foot Tails? Meet the Onagadori.
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Chickens With 50-Foot Tails? Meet the Onagadori.

Have you ever seen a chicken with a tail longer than a school bus?

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If Camel Humps Don't Contain Water, What's Inside?
Animals
Noelle Talmon

If Camel Humps Don't Contain Water, What's Inside?

They can drink 32 gallons of water at a time, but they don't store it in their humps.

Or Not: Chameleons Change Their Color to Match Their Surroundings
Animals
Colton Kruse

Or Not: Chameleons Change Their Color to Match Their Surroundings

A chameleon will change its color if it's angry!

The Strange and Tragic Story of Kentucky's 'Cocaine Bear'
Animals
Engrid Barnett

The Strange and Tragic Story of Kentucky's 'Cocaine Bear'

Here’s how an insatiable 175-pound black bear became a Kentucky institution.

Crocodile Moats Are Fiction, but Bear Moats Are Not
Animals
Colton Kruse

Crocodile Moats Are Fiction, but Bear Moats Are Not

Most moats didn't even hold water.

Do Ostriches Bury Their Heads in Sand?
Animals
Colton Kruse

Do Ostriches Bury Their Heads in Sand?

Ostriches can kick lions to death.

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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

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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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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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