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

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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Palm-Sized Floating Spiders Prepare To Parachute Around East Coast
Animals
Meghan Yani

Palm-Sized Floating Spiders Prepare To Parachute Around East Coast

These stunning spiders made their way to the Southeastern U.S. in 2014 via shipping containers.

Burglarizing Black Bear, Hank the Tank, Spared Thanks to DNA Evidence
Animals
Meghan Yani

Burglarizing Black Bear, Hank the Tank, Spared Thanks to DNA Evidence

The 500-pound bear will avoid punishment for his crime spree after DNA revealed he had some help.

Ice-Skating Rescue Dog Makes New York Debut
Animals
Meghan Yani

Ice-Skating Rescue Dog Makes New York Debut

Benny can stop, skate in reverse, and push his paws out to the sides in his custom skates.

Who’s To Blame For Shrinking Feline Brains?
Animals
Engrid Barnett

Who’s To Blame For Shrinking Feline Brains?

Learn more about how humans are the accidental “headshrinkers” of the animal kingdom.

Freezing Florida Temps Knock Iguanas From Trees
Animals
Meghan Yani

Freezing Florida Temps Knock Iguanas From Trees

Accustomed to the warmer things in life, iguanas have no chill when faced with the threat of dropping temperatures.

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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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