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Experience myths made real at Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies' newest exhibit!
On World Sea Turtle Day, Bandit deserves endless recognition.
Penguin colonies can produce tons of guano yearly—so much that the ammonia affects the weather.
The dire wolf—yes, the massive, mythical-looking beast from "Game of Thrones"—was real. And now, it's returned.
From genital gills to magnetic maps, turtles and tortoises are proof that nature’s wonders often come in slow-moving packages.
Vintage & Historical
The water's frigid temperatures kept the ship in remarkable condition.
People
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.
September 26, 2026
In the 1960s, Fuzzy Wuzzy Bath Soap “grew” hair when exposed to water.
Robert Ripley began the Believe It or Not! cartoon in 1918. Today, it continues uninterrupted as the world’s longest-running syndicated cartoon.
