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The strange pelt showed up on a zoologist's office in 1799.
By 1967, the project was classified, and its budget was hidden as a black ops program.
These piranhas use their strong jaws to crack open seeds and nuts, rather than tear flesh.
Traders filled camel bladders with spices, fragrant oils, and even fat.
Of course, we now know that these creatures are not infernal beings or long-sought cryptids.
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The water's frigid temperatures kept the ship in remarkable condition.
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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.
