Top 5: Weirdest Things in Copenhagen
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Top 5: Weirdest Things in Copenhagen

Ripley’s Copenhagen offers exhibits that are sure to leave your jaw on the floor!

Spark Your Sense of Curiosity

Get lost in a vortex of weird and wonderful stories from Ripley's!

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Tanuki Reign of Terror on a Small UK Town
Animals
Engrid Barnett

Tanuki Reign of Terror on a Small UK Town

"There is something in the field attacking the pony, and I have absolutely no idea what it is."

The Once (And Future?) Home of Mammoths
Places
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

The Once (And Future?) Home of Mammoths

The habitat is ready for mammoths⁠—whenever we get around to bringing them back.

The Comic Book Made From the Writer's Ashes
People
Colton Kruse

The Comic Book Made From the Writer's Ashes

His widow had his ashes mixed into the ink of his most famous comic.

Did Pocahontas and John Smith Share Romance? - Ripley’s Believe It or Notcast Episode 16
People
Colton Kruse

Did Pocahontas and John Smith Share Romance? - Ripley’s Believe It or Notcast Episode 16

This week on the Notcast, we dive deep into the facts behind Pocahontas and John Smith's relationship.

An Eerie Glimpse Inside the Doors of a Paranormal Bookstore
Places
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

An Eerie Glimpse Inside the Doors of a Paranormal Bookstore

Some objects remained in the shop's basement for years for fear of the dangers they might pose to an unsuspecting public.

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

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

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

People

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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Our Picks

We’re surrounded by the weird and the wonderful everyday – it never gets old – but these are the stories we just can’t seem to stop thinking about

Science & Technology

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

Vintage & Historical

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

Ripley's Daily Cartoon

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!

Today's cartoon

Not all arachnids are spiders!

Yesterday's cartoon

You can sing any of Emily Dickinson's poems to the tune of "The Yellow Rose of Texas."

February 4, 2026

The first workers' strike ever recorded was in Egypt in 1152 B.C.

February 3, 2026

Emus cannot walk backward!

February 2, 2026

Pablo Picasso was suspected of stealing the "Mona Lisa" in 1911!

Sunday cartoon! - February 1, 2026

Wasps can remember people's faces.

January 31, 2026

The longest continuous sporting event held in the U.S. is the Kentucky Derby.

January 30, 2026

Alyssa Carson dreams of being the first person to land on Mars and has been training since she was three!

January 29, 2026

Robot wolves were developed in Japan in response to an increase in bear attacks.

January 28, 2026

In 2025, a Pittsburgh-area Facebook group baked 83,427 cookies for a massive exchange.
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Ripley's Cartoon of the Day

February 6, 2026

Cartoon of the Day

Not all arachnids are spiders!

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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