The Internet is Divided Over a Smell Some Can’t Detect
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The Internet is Divided Over a Smell Some Can’t Detect

Can you smell it? The odor splitting the internet.

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The Real Life Cheshire Cat With Glowing Teeth
Science & Technology
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

The Real Life Cheshire Cat With Glowing Teeth

A glowing grin amidst the presence of a blacklight? It could be that of a real-life Cheshire cat.

Why 98.6 Degrees Fahrenheit Means You’re Hot Stuff
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Engrid Barnett

Why 98.6 Degrees Fahrenheit Means You’re Hot Stuff

Human temperatures are getting progressively cooler, but why?

Are Drones the Answer to Saving the Whales?
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Ripley's Aquariums

Are Drones the Answer to Saving the Whales?

Ships often don’t know what kind of creatures lurk beneath the water until they accidentally run into them.

The Princeton Cat Experiment: Turning a Cat Into a Phone
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Colton Kruse

The Princeton Cat Experiment: Turning a Cat Into a Phone

It actually worked.

The Man With Two Sets of DNA Fighting for Dominance
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Engrid Barnett

The Man With Two Sets of DNA Fighting for Dominance

What happens when your DNA “says” you're somebody else?

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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

February 1, 2025

Cartoon of the Day

NASA has an Office of Planetary Protection, just in case we ever find life on other plants.

Ripley's Cartoon of the Day

Robert Ripley began the Believe It or Not! cartoon in 1918. Today, Kieran Castaño is the eighth artist to continue the legacy of illustrating the world's longest-running syndicated cartoon!

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