5 Reasons to Visit Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Branson on Your Next Ozarks Getaway
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5 Reasons to Visit Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Branson on Your Next Ozarks Getaway

Sure to be the weirdest, wildest stop on your Branson itinerary!

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Mont Saint Michel: The Fortress on the Sea
Places
Colton Kruse

Mont Saint Michel: The Fortress on the Sea

It inspired castles in the Lord of the Rings, Dark Souls, and Assassin's Creed.

Angkor Wat: City of Temples
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Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Angkor Wat: City of Temples

Learn about one of the largest religious monuments ever constructed.

The Disappearing Tradition of the Lai Tu Chin Tribe
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Ripley's Believe It or Not!

The Disappearing Tradition of the Lai Tu Chin Tribe

The Lai Tu Chin tribe of Myanmar had a coming of age practice that featured the women of the tribe getting intricate facial tattoos.

Billy Burke's Amazing Toothpick Carnival
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Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Billy Burke's Amazing Toothpick Carnival

During the last 16 years of a long prison sentence, Billy Burke took up the hobby of woodworking and created an entire toothpick carnival.

Kenya's Massive Soda Lake
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Colton Kruse

Kenya's Massive Soda Lake

You don't want to drink this soda!

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Check out trending stories and discover that truth is always stranger than fiction!

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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

Sunday Cartoon! - July 6, 2025

Cartoon of the Day

Out of the 20,000 known species of bees, only seven produce honey.

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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