Up Close & Peculiar with The Menendez Brothers
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Up Close & Peculiar with The Menendez Brothers

This basketball card is hiding the truth behind a murder.

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This Three-Continent Ant Mega-Colony WILL Conquer Earth Soon
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This Three-Continent Ant Mega-Colony WILL Conquer Earth Soon

Despite being oceans apart, the mega-colonies are friendly with each other.

The Wonderful and Strange Abita Mystery House
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Sabrina Sieck

The Wonderful and Strange Abita Mystery House

Watch the episode for a full interview with John Preble!

The Mystery of Kodinhi: India's Town of Twins
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The Mystery of Kodinhi: India's Town of Twins

This medical marvel began 60-70 years ago.

Surviving the Most Extreme Brushes With Death
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Surviving the Most Extreme Brushes With Death

"El Fusilado" survived a ten-man firing squad, including a point-blank coup de grace.

The Most Dangerous Festival in the World: Onbashira
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The Most Dangerous Festival in the World: Onbashira

Participants try to ride a 10-ton log down a steep hill.

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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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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

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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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Underneath the U.S. Capitol is an empty crypt that was originally built to hold the remains of George Washington.

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Fashion brand Hermès sold a fishing rod that cost $13,790.

October 27, 2025

Stephen King read approximately 70 to 80 books a year!

Sunday cartoon! - October 26, 2025

Death Valley Nails has a nail polish that contains cattle bones.

October 25, 2025

Alfred Hitchcock was afraid of eggs.

October 24, 2025

A hamster's front teeth never stop growing!

October 23, 2025

Actor and wrestler John Cena speaks Mandarin.

October 22, 2025

Smokies BBQ in Windsor, Ontario, made an 81-foot-long ground beef kebab wrap.

October 21, 2025

The world's largest pitcher plant, Nepenthes rajah, can hold nearly a gallon of fluid.

October 20, 2025

Edivo Vina Winery in Drače, Croatia, ages wine under the Adriatic Sea.
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Ripley's Cartoon of the Day

October 29, 2025

Cartoon of the Day

Underneath the U.S. Capitol is an empty crypt that was originally built to hold the remains of George Washington.

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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