The Beanie Baby Bubble: What Happened to Your Childhood Fortune?
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The Beanie Baby Bubble: What Happened to Your Childhood Fortune?

A divorcing couple was forced by a judge to split their collection schoolyard pick style.

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

Painless Parker: The Man Who Turned Dentistry Into a Traveling Show
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Painless Parker: The Man Who Turned Dentistry Into a Traveling Show

Parker numbed their mouth with a cocaine solution before extracting a rotten tooth. The band’s blaring music distracted the patient and, should they scream, drowned out their wails.

Toyota Takes On Tiny Town With Mini Mirai
Science & Technology
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Toyota Takes On Tiny Town With Mini Mirai

The 1:10 scale Toyota Mirai includes a hydrogen fuel cell power source, which it used to speed around a miniaturized village in England.

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.

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Vintage & Historical

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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Believe It or Not! Total Solar Eclipse Captured for Ripley’s Exhibit Collection

Converging art and astronomy, artist uses the power of the sun to create piece for Ripley’s Believe It or Not!

Believe It or Not! Total Solar Eclipse Captured for Ripley’s Exhibit Collection

Vintage & Historical

Up Close With Ripley's Legendary Fertility Statues

Acquired more than 25 years ago, the iconic statues have become a must-see.

Up Close With Ripley's Legendary Fertility Statues

Animals

Meet Cheddar, the One-in-30-million Orange Lobster

Named after Red Lobster's iconic Cheddar Bay Biscuits®, this unique lobster is an incredibly rare find!

Meet Cheddar, the One-in-30-million Orange Lobster

Animals

Watch the Trained Rats and Cats of Cirque du Sewer

The show with acro-cats and acro-rats!

Watch the Trained Rats and Cats of Cirque du Sewer

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Those Four Small Words Can Be Attributed To A 100-Year-Old Cartoon

Believe It or Not! turns 100!

Those Four Small Words Can Be Attributed To A 100-Year-Old Cartoon

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Ripley's has been presenting the incredible and the unusual in illustrated form since 1918. Believe It or Not!, it is the longest running syndicated cartoon in history!

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In 2025, regular record-breaker David Rush snapped 65 cucumbers in 30 seconds!

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A Czech man ran a fake dental clinic for two years, doing root canals from online guides and earning $185,000.

March 21, 2026

LEGO has an underground vault filled with more than 8,000 sets.

March 20, 2026

In 2025, French cyclist Oscar Delaite did a wheelie for over 6 hours and 31 minutes!

March 19, 2026

Male Asian paradise flycatchers have long tails, reaching up to 12 inches!

March 18, 2026

Ibrahim Al-Nasser of Saudi Arabia successfully connected 444 video game consoles to a single TV!

March 17, 2026

Leatherback sea turtles have stayed the same for millions of years, dating back to the time of the dinosaurs.

March 16, 2026

Japan has more cats and dogs as pets than children under 15.

Sunday cartoon! - March 15, 2026

In 1995, Sean Shannon recited Hamlet's 260-word "To Be or Not To Be" soliloquy in 23.8 seconds - 655 words per minute.

March 14, 2026

The number 17 is considered unlucky in Italy.

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March 23, 2026

Cartoon of the Day

In 2025, regular record-breaker David Rush snapped 65 cucumbers in 30 seconds!

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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