Hot Dogs by the Numbers: Fourth of July Traditions
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Hot Dogs by the Numbers: Fourth of July Traditions

On Independence Day, Americans eat 155 million hot dogs each year. That's enough hot dogs to make a line from Washington, D.C. to Los Angeles five times!

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Get a taste of the unbelievable things people make with food. Dine out on the absurd stuff people eat. This sampler of the wildest and weirdest foods — and food creations — ever to make the menu will keep you coming back for more.

Atomic Gardening in the 1950s
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Colton Kruse

Atomic Gardening in the 1950s

Atomic Energized seeds were marketed to housewives to experiment with at home.

Up Close & Peculiar with a Slice of Royal Wedding Cake
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Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Up Close & Peculiar with a Slice of Royal Wedding Cake

"Cake" it easy with a new episode of Up Close & Peculiar!

Dogue: Raising the Bar(k) on Canine Fine Dining
Food
Engrid Barnett

Dogue: Raising the Bar(k) on Canine Fine Dining

San Francisco’s newest dog-friendly restaurant serves pawsitively gourmet cuisine!

The Amazing Personal Pizza Factory Made Using LEGO
Food
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

The Amazing Personal Pizza Factory Made Using LEGO

Sure, it’s probably just as easy — maybe even easier — to make the pizza yourself, but simplicity is far from why this father-son duo builds the things they do.

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.

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Check out trending stories and discover that truth is always stranger than fiction!

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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

People

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

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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