5 Foods Named After Real People: The Strange Stories Behind Them
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5 Foods Named After Real People: The Strange Stories Behind Them

A hungover stockbroker, a lust-fighting minister, and a maître d' whose cook went missing—meet the real people hiding on your menu.

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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.

Dismantling One of Thanksgiving’s Greatest Myths
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Engrid Barnett

Dismantling One of Thanksgiving’s Greatest Myths

Cheddar cheese actually contains more tryptophan than turkey.

Or Not: There's Pumpkin in Pumpkin Pie
Food
Colton Kruse

Or Not: There's Pumpkin in Pumpkin Pie

Thanksgiving's greatest deception.

Does an Apple a Day Keep the Doctor Away?
Food
Engrid Barnett

Does an Apple a Day Keep the Doctor Away?

Let’s take a bite out of this proverbial 19th-century wisdom.

Atomic Gardening in the 1950s
Food
Colton Kruse

Atomic Gardening in the 1950s

Atomic Energized seeds were marketed to housewives to experiment with at home.

Up Close & Peculiar with a Slice of Royal Wedding Cake
Food
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Up Close & Peculiar with a Slice of Royal Wedding Cake

"Cake" it easy with a new episode of Up Close & Peculiar!

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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

People

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

August 12, 2026

Cartoon of the Day

A California library hosted “Lucha Libro,” a wrestling-themed story time featuring fights among the bookshelves.

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 cartoon.

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