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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Polar Bear Hotel
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Polar Bear Hotel

See polar bears from dawn till dusk. One of the most unique polar bear tours in the world!

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The Science of Vinegar Eels

What a Vinegar World!

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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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