World Beard Day: Top 5 Most Influential Beards
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World Beard Day: Top 5 Most Influential Beards

Beards so bold, they’re downright unbelievable.

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Who Is The Richest Person Ever? Hint: It's Not Bezos Or Musk
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Who Is The Richest Person Ever? Hint: It's Not Bezos Or Musk

Musa I of Mali spent so much gold in Cairo that the value of bullion crashed by 20%!

Mind-Blowing Facts About Queen Elizabeth II
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Engrid Barnett

Mind-Blowing Facts About Queen Elizabeth II

Nine out of 10 people alive today were born after she became queen!

Best Kids’ Mullet in the U.S. Goes to Wisconsin 8-Year-Old
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Meghan Yani

Best Kids’ Mullet in the U.S. Goes to Wisconsin 8-Year-Old

The Tennessee Top Hat. A Kentucky Waterfall. The Missouri Compromise. No matter what you call it, the mullet reigns supreme when it comes to outrageous hairstyles.

Colorado Man Uses Nose To Push Peanut 12.6 Miles up Pikes Peak
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Meghan Yani

Colorado Man Uses Nose To Push Peanut 12.6 Miles up Pikes Peak

While the trail typically takes up to 13 hours to hike, going at it on hands and knees has a tendency to slow one down.

Crime Historian Digs for Answers in D.B. Cooper Mystery
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Meghan Yani

Crime Historian Digs for Answers in D.B. Cooper Mystery

Crime historian Eric Ulis is picking up where the FBI left off in solving this infamous crime.

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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

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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

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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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Ripley's Cartoon of the Day

Sunday Cartoon! - September 7, 2025

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Coffin House Coffee serves up cozy vibes and fresh brews from inside Hartsell Funeral Home in Concord, North Carolina.

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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