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Creepy crawlies are swarming to the latest and greatest in insect accommodations.
A single vampire bat can drink up to 1.4 times their own weight every time they eat!
Despite their ancestors being hunted to near-extinction, beavers have made a comeback as the key to the city’s plan to mitigate the flooding.
Whale bodies can create habitats that last for years underwater.
These stunning spiders made their way to the Southeastern U.S. in 2014 via shipping containers.
Vintage & Historical
The water's frigid temperatures kept the ship in remarkable condition.
People
They unknowingly forged lives as identical as their DNA.
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.
Take things to the next level! Ripley’s twentieth edition annual book is full of all-new, all-true stories from around the world.
February 3, 2026
Emus cannot walk backward!
Robert Ripley began the Believe It or Not! cartoon in 1918. Today, it continues uninterrupted as the world’s longest-running syndicated cartoon.
