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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Scottish Group Builds World's Largest Insect Hotel
Animals
Engrid Barnett

Scottish Group Builds World's Largest Insect Hotel

Creepy crawlies are swarming to the latest and greatest in insect accommodations.

Missing Genes Allow Vampire Bats to Thrive on Blood-only Diet
Animals
Meghan Yani

Missing Genes Allow Vampire Bats to Thrive on Blood-only Diet

A single vampire bat can drink up to 1.4 times their own weight every time they eat!

London Recruits Justin and Sigourney Beaver to Save City
Animals
Meghan Yani

London Recruits Justin and Sigourney Beaver to Save City

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 Decomposition: The Lifecycle Of A Cetacean Carcass
Animals
Colton Kruse

Whale Decomposition: The Lifecycle Of A Cetacean Carcass

Whale bodies can create habitats that last for years underwater.

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.

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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

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

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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