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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Why Scientists Think T. Rex Arms Could Clap
Animals
Chris Littlechild

Why Scientists Think T. Rex Arms Could Clap

Those sad, stumpy little arms were more dangerous than experts realized.

The Bird That Was Almost 1,000 Pounds
Animals
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

The Bird That Was Almost 1,000 Pounds

This ancient ostrich-like creature may have been food for early humans.

Meet the “Narluga” and Other Weird Whale Hybrids
Animals
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Meet the “Narluga” and Other Weird Whale Hybrids

The half-narwhal, half-beluga is just one of many mixes between different whale species.

Scientists Once Thought Platypuses Were Fake
Animals
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Scientists Once Thought Platypuses Were Fake

The strange pelt showed up on a zoologist's office in 1799.

The U.S. Navy's Secret Sea Mammal Operatives
Animals
Colton Kruse

The U.S. Navy's Secret Sea Mammal Operatives

By 1967, the project was classified, and its budget was hidden as a black ops program.

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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

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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