Chickens With 50-Foot Tails? Meet the Onagadori.
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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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Meet the “Narluga” and Other Weird Whale Hybrids
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Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Meet the “Narluga” and Other Weird Whale Hybrids

The half-narwhal, half-beluga is just one of many mixes between different whale species.

Scientists Once Thought Platypuses Were Fake
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Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Scientists Once Thought Platypuses Were Fake

The strange pelt showed up on a zoologist's office in 1799.

The U.S. Navy's Secret Sea Mammal Operatives
Animals
Colton Kruse

The U.S. Navy's Secret Sea Mammal Operatives

By 1967, the project was classified, and its budget was hidden as a black ops program.

Wait, There Are Vegetarian Piranhas?
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Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Wait, There Are Vegetarian Piranhas?

These piranhas use their strong jaws to crack open seeds and nuts, rather than tear flesh.

Why Spice Traders Relied on Camel Bladders
Animals
Colton Kruse

Why Spice Traders Relied on Camel Bladders

Traders filled camel bladders with spices, fragrant oils, and even fat.

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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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