The Bwoom Mask: The Royal Mask of the Kuba Kingdom
Vintage & Historical

The Bwoom Mask: The Royal Mask of the Kuba Kingdom

This mask tells a story centuries in the making!

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The Wild and Whacky World of Fish Communication
Animals
Engrid Barnett

The Wild and Whacky World of Fish Communication

From popping noises to jumping, the world of fish communication has no limit!

Up Close & Peculiar With Norman Bate's Door
Pop Culture
Allyson Iovino

Up Close & Peculiar With Norman Bate's Door

Would YOU knock at the door of the "Psycho" house?

The History of Mermaids
Vintage & Historical
Kelsey Roslin

The History of Mermaids

The history of mermaids stretches back through the folklore, legends, and myths of cultures around the world.

The World's Largest Hot Air Balloon Festival
Vintage & Historical
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

The World's Largest Hot Air Balloon Festival

Every year, over 500 hot air balloons float above Balloon Fiesta Park!

Unique Funeral Customs from History 
Vintage & Historical
Diana Bocco

Unique Funeral Customs from History 

Discover some of the most unique and mind-boggling funeral customs from around the globe.

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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

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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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

The town of Kyle in Saskatchewan, Canada, faced a hiccup in the run-up to its November 2024 municipal election: no one ran for mayor.

Yesterday's cartoon

Waterbucks produce a smelly oil that helps deter predators and keeps their coats waterproof.

May 6, 2026

Voting is compulsory in Australia, and citizens over 18 are fined if they do not cast a ballot!

May 5, 2026

In 2024, Chinese fitness influencer Xie Ting completed 44 pullups in one minute!

May 4, 2026

A whale shark can process more than 6,000 liters of water an hour through its gills.

Sunday cartoon! - May 3, 2026

New York City restaurant Suka Sushi sells sushi push pops!

May 2, 2026

Giant anteaters have one of the lowest body temperatures of any mammal.

May 1, 2026

Erin Hunter of Edina, Minnesota, successfully balanced 30 swords on her body in one minute!

April 30, 2026

David Rush stacked 10 toilet paper rolls with one hand in under 5.38 seconds.

April 29, 2026

C.S. Lewis likely named his fictional world of Narnia after a real, ancient town in Italy called Narni.

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Ripley's Cartoon of the Day

February 1, 2025

Cartoon of the Day

NASA has an Office of Planetary Protection, just in case we ever find life on other plants.

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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