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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Growing Together: The Love Trees Of St. Augustine
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Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Growing Together: The Love Trees Of St. Augustine

If you're looking for tree-mendous love, look no further than St. Augustine, FL.

The Oviedo Lights: Scientific Phenomenon Or Inexplicable Sighting?
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Ripley's Believe It or Not!

The Oviedo Lights: Scientific Phenomenon Or Inexplicable Sighting?

"Up North, we took our dates to watch the submarine races. Down here, you took your date to see the Oviedo lights.”

The Windy City Doesn't Exactly Live Up To Its Name
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Noelle Talmon

The Windy City Doesn't Exactly Live Up To Its Name

The capital of New Zealand reigns supreme.

Monsters In America's Woods - Ripley's Believe It or Notcast Episode 28
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Colton Kruse

Monsters In America's Woods - Ripley's Believe It or Notcast Episode 28

This week on the Notcast, we go deep into the woods of North America to confront the menacing and unknown.

Centralia, PA — the Ghost Town That's Still on Fire
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Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Centralia, PA — the Ghost Town That's Still on Fire

On May 27th, 1962, officials in Centralia, PA tried to clean their landfills by setting a fire. The Centralia Mine Fire has raged ever since.

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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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