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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Check Out the 'Mewseum' With Over 13,000 Cat Figurines
Places
Engrid Barnett

Check Out the 'Mewseum' With Over 13,000 Cat Figurines

Admission is free with a suggested donation of $5 that goes towards local cat rescues.

Death’s Undeniable Presence in Portugal’s Chapel of Bones
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Engrid Barnett

Death’s Undeniable Presence in Portugal’s Chapel of Bones

An inscription above the chapel's entrance translates to “We bones are here, waiting for yours.”

Japan's Cuddly Rabbit Island Has A Dark Past
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Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Japan's Cuddly Rabbit Island Has A Dark Past

Is Rabbit Island hiding something sinister?

The Cursed Rocks And Guilty Tourists Of Uluru
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Ripley's Believe It or Not!

The Cursed Rocks And Guilty Tourists Of Uluru

Tourists hoping to take home a souvenir found themselves stuck between a rock and a hard place!

That Time a Scientist Dug Secret Tunnels Under D.C. for Exercise
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Ripley's Believe It or Not!

That Time a Scientist Dug Secret Tunnels Under D.C. for Exercise

Skip the gym and dig underground tunnels instead!

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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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