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 Strange and Tragic Story of Kentucky's 'Cocaine Bear'
Animals
Engrid Barnett

The Strange and Tragic Story of Kentucky's 'Cocaine Bear'

Here’s how an insatiable 175-pound black bear became a Kentucky institution.

The American Eclipse of 1878
Vintage & Historical
Engrid Barnett

The American Eclipse of 1878

Why scientists raced West to catch a glimpse.

The Mount Vesuvius Victim With Glass Brains
Vintage & Historical
Engrid Barnett

The Mount Vesuvius Victim With Glass Brains

When Mount Vesuvius erupted without warning in AD 79, it showered scorching rock and ash onto Pompeii and Herculaneum.

Did 300 Spartans Hold Off a Persian Army of Millions?
Vintage & Historical
Engrid Barnett

Did 300 Spartans Hold Off a Persian Army of Millions?

The Greek sacrifice at “The Hot Gates” proved greater than history remembers it.

Are Houseflies Really Only Abuzz for 24 Hours?
Animals
Engrid Barnett

Are Houseflies Really Only Abuzz for 24 Hours?

Keep that fly swatter handy!

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Ripley's Cartoon of the Day

July 16, 2025

Cartoon of the Day

On Brazil's Marajó Island, patrolling military police ride Asian water buffaloes.

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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