The Inca Tern Has the Best Mustache in the Bird World
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The Inca Tern Has the Best Mustache in the Bird World

Nature's most dapper bird is growing a 'stache.

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The Australian Night Parrot: World's Most Elusive Bird?
Animals
Chris Littlechild

The Australian Night Parrot: World's Most Elusive Bird?

The elusive bird has left scientists and enthusiasts perplexed.

Researchers Spot and Film Ocean’s Deepest-Dwelling Fish
Animals
Ripley's Aquariums

Researchers Spot and Film Ocean’s Deepest-Dwelling Fish

Spotted five miles below the ocean's surface in the Izu-Ogasawara Trench near Japan.

'Ice Age' Discovery: 30,000-Year-Old Squirrel Found in Canada
Animals
Engrid Barnett

'Ice Age' Discovery: 30,000-Year-Old Squirrel Found in Canada

Closer inspection reveals an Arctic squirrel hidden in a lump of claws and hair.

The 'Rarest Chimpanzee On Earth' Was Born At A Zoo In England
Animals
Noelle Talmon

The 'Rarest Chimpanzee On Earth' Was Born At A Zoo In England

Meet Jeff, the world's rarest (and cutest) chimpanzee.

Meet the Cat-Fox: Adorable, Elusive, and Now Its Own Species
Animals
Engrid Barnett

Meet the Cat-Fox: Adorable, Elusive, and Now Its Own Species

A brand new species straight from the forests of Corsica!

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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

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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