Up Close & Peculiar With a Headhunters Sword
Vintage & Historical

Up Close & Peculiar With a Headhunters Sword

This sword was used for chopping people’s heads off... 

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Naga Headhunters’ Buffalo Teeth Necklace
People
Colton Kruse

Naga Headhunters’ Buffalo Teeth Necklace

The necklace is comprised of around 200 wild water buffalo teeth.

Carl Tanzler and His Creepy Key West Love Story
Vintage & Historical
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Carl Tanzler and His Creepy Key West Love Story

He kept her intact with piano wire.

Halloween in Spring: Saint Mark’s Eve is a Day You Can See Ghosts
Vintage & Historical
Colton Kruse

Halloween in Spring: Saint Mark’s Eve is a Day You Can See Ghosts

Are you willing to wait up tonight?

5 Weird Stories From the History of Embalming
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Engrid Barnett

5 Weird Stories From the History of Embalming

Cardiotaph's contain human hearts.

Believe It or Not! Dogs Can Be Allergic to Humans
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Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Believe It or Not! Dogs Can Be Allergic to Humans

Just like you can be allergic to cats or dogs, they can be allergic to you!

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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

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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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, a cow swept away by floodwaters was found alive on an Australian beach, 11 miles from home.

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Some mussels have beards.

June 25, 2025

Like humans, cats often have a preferred paw - females usually favor the right, while males lean left.

June 24, 2025

Parrots give each chick a unique call, which they identify with for life!

June 23, 2025

Onychophagia is the medical term for chronic nail biting.

Sunday cartoon! - June 22, 2025

There are six U.S. towns named Peanut - one each in California, Tennessee and West Virginia, plus three in Pennsylvania!

June 21, 2025

In 2025, martial artist Joshua Iyalla threw 453 punches in 60 seconds!

June 20, 2025

In 2025, chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen hosted a match against 140,000 people.

June 19, 2025

A female ferret can die if they don't find a mate during heat.

June 18, 2025

In 2025, under national naming laws, Australia officially banned 89 baby names.
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Ripley's Cartoon of the Day

June 27, 2025

Cartoon of the Day

In 2025, a cow swept away by floodwaters was found alive on an Australian beach, 11 miles from home.

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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