Dog Age Calculator: How Old Is Your Dog in Human Years?
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Dog Age Calculator: How Old Is Your Dog in Human Years?

The “multiply by seven” rule for dog years? Turns out it doesn’t add up.

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Tanuki Reign of Terror on a Small UK Town
Animals
Engrid Barnett

Tanuki Reign of Terror on a Small UK Town

"There is something in the field attacking the pony, and I have absolutely no idea what it is."

The History of Crocodile-Filled Moats - Ripley's Believe It or Notcast Episode 13
Animals
Colton Kruse

The History of Crocodile-Filled Moats - Ripley's Believe It or Notcast Episode 13

This week on the Notcast, we look through the history books to find out how moats worked and if any contained killer reptiles.

Rediscovering The Earth's Most Enormous Bee
Animals
Engrid Barnett

Rediscovering The Earth's Most Enormous Bee

Buzzing out of "extinction."

Why Are These Animals Pink? A Process Called Diaphonization
Animals
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Why Are These Animals Pink? A Process Called Diaphonization

Once a specimen is rendered transparent, dyes rush to their bones and cartilage.

The Beauty of the World's Ugliest Dog Contest
Animals
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

The Beauty of the World's Ugliest Dog Contest

Where you don’t have to be pedigree to be pawsitively perfect.

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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

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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Ripley's Cartoon of the Day

September 9, 2025

Cartoon of the Day

In the Florida Everglades, scientists are using plush rabbit robots packed with heat and motion tech to lure invasive pythons out of hiding.

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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