The "Fish-Caster": The Guitar With a Real Piranha Inside
Art & Fashion

The "Fish-Caster": The Guitar With a Real Piranha Inside

Meet the "Fish-Caster," a custom Telecaster with a real, preserved piranha sealed in resin!

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Mushroom Coffins: The Earth Will Thank You Later
Science & Technology
Engrid Barnett

Mushroom Coffins: The Earth Will Thank You Later

They decompose in 45 days, providing the ultimate planet-friendly burial.

Rare Video Footage Suggests Octopuses May Experience Nightmares
Animals
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Rare Video Footage Suggests Octopuses May Experience Nightmares

Were Costello's flailing actions the result of a lifelike nightmare?

The Real Reason Why People Wore Powdered Wigs
Vintage & Historical
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

The Real Reason Why People Wore Powdered Wigs

It wasn't just wealth, head lice and syphilis played a major role in the rise of the wig.

The World’s First 3D Printed Rocket Actually Takes Off
Science & Technology
Engrid Barnett

The World’s First 3D Printed Rocket Actually Takes Off

Besides being the first 3D-printed rocket, Terran 1 is among the first methane-fueled rockets, too.

How Fake Was Orson Welles’s War of the Worlds?
Vintage & Historical
Colton Kruse

How Fake Was Orson Welles’s War of the Worlds?

A ratings poll showed that only 2% of listeners were tuned into Welles's broadcast.

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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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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!

Today's cartoon

In 1980, Minoru Yoshida completed 10,507 nonstop push-ups.

Yesterday's cartoon

A California library hosted “Lucha Libro,” a wrestling-themed story time featuring fights among the bookshelves.

August 11, 2026

In 2024, a herd of escaped alpacas brought traffic to a halt on England’s A1307 highway.

August 10, 2026

In 2025, the TSA confirmed that Costco membership cards are not valid airport IDs.

Sunday cartoon! - August 9, 2026

In 2025, a Swiss charity built a nearly 79-foot-long mural from 300,000 LEGO bricks.

August 8, 2026

Since 2020, three bicycles have remained wedged atop a log in Montana’s Missouri River — and nobody knows why.

August 7, 2026

Texan horse trainer Stephen Harmon shocked shoppers after riding his horse inside a Target store.

August 6, 2026

Diana Armstrong hasn’t cut her nails since 1997 — they now measure more than 42 feet combined!

August 5, 2026

Wembley Stadium in London has 2,618 toilets.

August 4, 2026

Police in England fined a driver for transporting a fully assembled soccer goal atop a car.
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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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