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

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.

Saving Coral Cities with Sunken Ships, Subways, and Statues
Science & Technology
Julia Nalywaiko, Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada Educator

Saving Coral Cities with Sunken Ships, Subways, and Statues

When it comes to coral reef restoration, the word “upcycle” has a whole new meaning!

Goldfish Realm: Enchanting New Gallery at Ripley's Aquarium of Myrtle Beach
Animals
Jordan Neese

Goldfish Realm: Enchanting New Gallery at Ripley's Aquarium of Myrtle Beach

Now open and included free with aquarium admission!

Dragons Have Landed at Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies
Animals
Jordan Neese

Dragons Have Landed at Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies

Experience myths made real at Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies' newest exhibit!

World Sea Turtle Day: Meet Bandit, the Sea Turtle with a Comeback Story You Have to "SEA" to Believe
Animals
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

World Sea Turtle Day: Meet Bandit, the Sea Turtle with a Comeback Story You Have to "SEA" to Believe

On World Sea Turtle Day, Bandit deserves endless recognition.

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Check out trending stories and discover that truth is always stranger than fiction!

Vintage & Historical

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

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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