Delectable Dessert Origins: The History of Pound Cake
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Delectable Dessert Origins: The History of Pound Cake

How did this classic cake earn its name? Did it cost a pound to make back in 1747?

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Food

Get a taste of the unbelievable things people make with food. Dine out on the absurd stuff people eat. This sampler of the wildest and weirdest foods — and food creations — ever to make the menu will keep you coming back for more.

Stuff Your Face With These Weird Food Combinations
Food
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Stuff Your Face With These Weird Food Combinations

Contrary to what your parents told you when you were young, food is meant to be played with!

The Truth Behind the “Failure” of Colgate Beef Lasagna
Food
Engrid Barnett

The Truth Behind the “Failure” of Colgate Beef Lasagna

Apparently, nobody had a craving for freeze-dried chicken and crab meat entrees created by a company best known for mint-flavored toothpaste.

Meat Sweats Are a Real Thing
Food
Colton Kruse

Meat Sweats Are a Real Thing

Do you suffer from meat sweats?

The Great Government Free Cheese Movement
Food
Engrid Barnett

The Great Government Free Cheese Movement

It wasn't exactly charcuterie-worthy stuff.

Science Says There's Always Room for Dessert
Food
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Science Says There's Always Room for Dessert

This year when you're asked what you're thankful for, you can proudly say "ghrelin."

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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

People

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

June 7, 2025

Cartoon of the Day

When ripe, the squirting cucumber sprays a stream of sticky liquid containing its seeds.

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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