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How Bruce Springsteen Was Inspired By Boardwalk Fortune Teller Madame Marie
Pop Culture
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

How Bruce Springsteen Was Inspired By Boardwalk Fortune Teller Madame Marie

Marie Castello became forever immortalized in the rock and roll zeitgeist.

The Creepy Key West Doll They Say is Haunted
Vintage & Historical
Noelle Talmon

The Creepy Key West Doll They Say is Haunted

A young boy named Robert Eugene “Gene” Otto was gifted the doll in 1906.

Mama Lou, a Strongwoman in a Strongman’s World
People
Colton Kruse

Mama Lou, a Strongwoman in a Strongman’s World

She's one strong mama!

Funeral Homes Were the First To Provide Ambulances
Vintage & Historical
Noelle Talmon

Funeral Homes Were the First To Provide Ambulances

Law enforcement had a list of funeral homes they would call for emergency assistance.

Harmless Sea Skate Or Spawn Of Satan?
Animals
Colton Kruse

Harmless Sea Skate Or Spawn Of Satan?

Of course, we now know that these creatures are not infernal beings or long-sought cryptids.

Most Read

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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Take things to the next level! Ripley’s twentieth edition annual book is full of all-new, all-true stories from around the world.

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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!

Yesterday's cartoon

Bedbugs have adapted thicker shells and tougher nerves due to heavy chemical use by humans.

August 14, 2025

In 2025, a cave-aged Cabrales cheese sold for $42,232 at auction in Spain!

August 13, 2025

Adam Sandler was once advised by his college professor to quit acting.

August 12, 2025

In 2025, a California fitness group made up of 1,423 people played a game of Red Light, Green Light.

August 11, 2025

"28 Years Later" was the first blockbuster movie filmed primarily on iPhones.

Sunday cartoon! - August 10, 2025

Chitons, marine mollusks, have eyes made of aragonite crystals embedded in their shells.

August 9, 2025

North Carolina's Sandhills are home to a rare, naturally violet honey.

August 8, 2025

The majority of a dragonfly's life is spent in the nymph stage, living underwater.

August 7, 2025

Since July 2, 2025, we are officially closer to 2050 than to 2000.

August 6, 2025

New York City is now classified as having a humid subtropical climate.
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Ripley's Cartoon of the Day

August 15, 2025

Cartoon of the Day

Bedbugs have adapted thicker shells and tougher nerves due to heavy chemical use by humans.

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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