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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Why Are These Animals Pink? A Process Called Diaphonization
Animals
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Why Are These Animals Pink? A Process Called Diaphonization

Once a specimen is rendered transparent, dyes rush to their bones and cartilage.

The Beauty of the World's Ugliest Dog Contest
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Ripley's Believe It or Not!

The Beauty of the World's Ugliest Dog Contest

Where you don’t have to be pedigree to be pawsitively perfect.

Why Scientists Think T. Rex Arms Could Clap
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Chris Littlechild

Why Scientists Think T. Rex Arms Could Clap

Those sad, stumpy little arms were more dangerous than experts realized.

The Bird That Was Almost 1,000 Pounds
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Ripley's Believe It or Not!

The Bird That Was Almost 1,000 Pounds

This ancient ostrich-like creature may have been food for early humans.

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.

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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

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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