Vintage & Historical

The Bwoom Mask: The Royal Mask of the Kuba Kingdom

This mask tells a story centuries in the making!

Read Full Article

Spark Your Sense of Curiosity

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

Or Explore Our Categories

The Latest

Strange But True: The Bizarre Clothing Rules of the Olympic Games

Sports

July 22, 2024 Diana Bocco

Strange But True: The Bizarre Clothing Rules of the Olympic Games

From gymnasts to wrestlers, the Olympics are full of strange dress code rules.

Pop Culture

July 18, 2024 Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Dare to Discover With Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Brand-New Book

"Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Dare to Discover" is out now!

Meet Bandit, the Turtle Who's Stealing Our Hearts!

Animals

July 17, 2024 Ripley's Aquariums

Meet Bandit, the Turtle Who's Stealing Our Hearts!

Say "Shell-o" to Ripley's Aquarium of Myrtle Beach's newest superstar.

Animals

July 16, 2024 Ripley's Aquariums

10 Most Underrated Animals at Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada

These under-the-radar critters are more JAW-some than you realize!

Up Close & Peculiar With a Crocodile Jaw Club

Vintage & Historical

July 16, 2024 Allyson Iovino

Up Close & Peculiar With a Crocodile Jaw Club

This club is made from the jaws of one of the most ancient animals on the planet.

Endurance Shipwreck Found 106 Years After Antarctic Sinking

The water's frigid temperatures kept the ship in remarkable condition.

People

The Uncanny Case of the Jim Twins, Two Estranged Twins Who Led Identical Lives

They unknowingly forged lives as identical as their DNA.

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.

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!

Vintage & Historical

Up Close With Ripley's Legendary Fertility Statues

Acquired more than 25 years ago, the iconic statues have become a must-see.

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!

Animals

Watch the Trained Rats and Cats of Cirque du Sewer

The show with acro-cats and acro-rats!

Vintage & Historical

Those Four Small Words Can Be Attributed To A 100-Year-Old Cartoon

Believe It or Not! turns 100!

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

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.

May 7, 2026

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.

View All Cartoons

May 8, 2026

Cartoon of the Day

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.

Robert Ripley began the Believe It or Not! cartoon in 1918. Today, it continues uninterrupted as the world’s longest-running syndicated cartoon.

The Bwoom Mask: The Royal Mask of the Kuba Kingdom

This mask tells a story centuries in the making!

Spark Your Sense of Curiosity

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

The Latest

Strange But True: The Bizarre Clothing Rules of the Olympic Games

Dare to Discover With Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Brand-New Book

Meet Bandit, the Turtle Who's Stealing Our Hearts!

10 Most Underrated Animals at Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada

Up Close & Peculiar With a Crocodile Jaw Club

Endurance Shipwreck Found 106 Years After Antarctic Sinking

The Uncanny Case of the Jim Twins, Two Estranged Twins Who Led Identical Lives

The Medical Mystery of Tarrare, a Cannibalistic French Spy

Most Read

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

Endurance Shipwreck Found 106 Years After Antarctic Sinking

The Uncanny Case of the Jim Twins, Two Estranged Twins Who Led Identical Lives

The Medical Mystery of Tarrare, a Cannibalistic French Spy

Read More Ripley's

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

Believe It or Not! Total Solar Eclipse Captured for Ripley’s Exhibit Collection

Up Close With Ripley's Legendary Fertility Statues

Meet Cheddar, the One-in-30-million Orange Lobster

Watch the Trained Rats and Cats of Cirque du Sewer

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!

Cartoon of the Day