Dog Age Calculator: How Old Is Your Dog in Human Years?
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Dog Age Calculator: How Old Is Your Dog in Human Years?

The “multiply by seven” rule for dog years? Turns out it doesn’t add up.

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The Ecological Benefits Of Pablo Escobar's Hippos
Animals
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

The Ecological Benefits Of Pablo Escobar's Hippos

Could it be that Pablo Escobar inadvertently helped his country’s environment?

Can a Shark Really Smell a Drop of Blood From a Mile Away?
Animals
Noelle Talmon

Can a Shark Really Smell a Drop of Blood From a Mile Away?

Their sense of smell and olfactory systems are a hundred times stronger than a human's.

Glamorous Dog Grooming With Anaïs Hayden
Animals
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Glamorous Dog Grooming With Anaïs Hayden

Some of her creations can take anywhere from three to six hours!

Will Touching a Baby Bird Make the Mother Abandon It?
Animals
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Will Touching a Baby Bird Make the Mother Abandon It?

Although baby birds are sometimes seen outside their nests on the ground, this isn’t necessarily a bad thing.

Female Praying Mantises and Fatal Attraction
Animals
Engrid Barnett

Female Praying Mantises and Fatal Attraction

Don’t believe every rumor you’ve heard about insect “sexual cannibalism.” 

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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

People

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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Ripley's Cartoon of the Day

September 12, 2025

Cartoon of the Day

Only one Major League Baseball team has never made it to the World Series: the Seattle Mariners.

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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