Up Close & Peculiar With The Golden Gate Bridge
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Up Close & Peculiar With The Golden Gate Bridge

The Golden Gate Bridge wowed the world in 1937, but the man behind its design was nearly erased from history.

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Italy’s Altamura Man Reveals The Oldest Neanderthal DNA Ever Found
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Engrid Barnett

Italy’s Altamura Man Reveals The Oldest Neanderthal DNA Ever Found

Between 187,000 and 128,000 years ago, a Neanderthal got stuck in a cave and died.

China's Sea of Crimson: The Panjin Red Beach
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China's Sea of Crimson: The Panjin Red Beach

Thanks to the unique flora of the Panjin Red beach in China, the plants turn from green to a deep red!

Newly Uncovered Room Gives Intimate Look At Slave Life in Pompeii
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Engrid Barnett

Newly Uncovered Room Gives Intimate Look At Slave Life in Pompeii

Archaeologists recently uncovered an immaculately preserved slave chamber in a Roman villa, a true window into the ancient world.

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade by the Numbers
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Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade by the Numbers

Ronald McDonald has appeared as a float 17 times, sporting size 200 XXXXXXXL-wide shoes!

Traveling Trash Can Makes Its Way From Myrtle to Mayo
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Meghan Yani

Traveling Trash Can Makes Its Way From Myrtle to Mayo

A wayward trash can barreled through a 3,500-mile journey from Myrtle Beach to County Mayo, Ireland.

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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

September 12, 2025

Cartoon of the Day

Only one Major League Baseball team has never made it to the World Series: the Seattle Mariners.

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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