Engrid Barnett

Engrid Barnett

Engrid is an award-winning travel writer and cultural geographer who’s long cultivated an obsession with cryptids, vintage tattoos, roadside attractions, and abandoned places. Her public descent into the weird began in 2017 after signing on with Ripley’s Believe It or Not! A longtime fan of Robert Ripley’s cartoons and quirky trivia, she relishes sorting fact from fiction and feeling mind boggled every step of the way. You can also catch her work in Wild West, Rova, Nevada Magazine, American Trails Magazine and more.

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The Chinese Opera Singer (And Spy) Who Loved Me
People
Engrid Barnett

The Chinese Opera Singer (And Spy) Who Loved Me

Shi Pei Pu seemed like the ideal woman veiled in a web of lies, espionage, and manipulation.

Qing-Dynasty Vase Used as Kitchen Decor Sells for £1.2 Million
Art & Fashion
Engrid Barnett

Qing-Dynasty Vase Used as Kitchen Decor Sells for £1.2 Million

It features the color “sacrificial blue,” alluding to its function in animal sacrifice rituals.

Students Invent Edible Tape That Keeps Burritos Wrapped
Food
Engrid Barnett

Students Invent Edible Tape That Keeps Burritos Wrapped

Taming Mexican food’s messiest on-the-go meal.

2,000-Year-Old Roman Bust Bought for $34.99 From Texas Goodwill
Vintage & Historical
Engrid Barnett

2,000-Year-Old Roman Bust Bought for $34.99 From Texas Goodwill

A $34.99 marble bust from a thrift store once belonged to a Roman military leader. Here's how the full scoop on the unbelievable find.

When Statehood For Moosylvania Was Thwarted By The Cuban Missile Crisis
Vintage & Historical
Engrid Barnett

When Statehood For Moosylvania Was Thwarted By The Cuban Missile Crisis

Finding humor in a time of crisis.

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Ripley's Cartoon of the Day

Sunday Cartoon! - July 20, 2025

Cartoon of the Day

In 2025, a 39-year-old ring-tailed lemur at Scotland's Five Sisters Zoo was named the oldest living lemur in captivity.

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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