World Beard Day: Top 5 Most Influential Beards
People

World Beard Day: Top 5 Most Influential Beards

Beards so bold, they’re downright unbelievable.

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5 Facts About the Alligator Gar: A "Living Fossil"
Animals
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

5 Facts About the Alligator Gar: A "Living Fossil"

These ancient, razor-toothed stalkers can grow to 10 feet in length!

How Do You Fight a Nightmare? With Science.
Science & Technology
Diana Bocco

How Do You Fight a Nightmare? With Science.

Sleep paralysis demons, beware.

Up Close & Peculiar With Al Capone
People
Allyson Iovino

Up Close & Peculiar With Al Capone

Would you take a bite from this mob boss' spoon?

When Muhammad Ali Tried to Reunite the Beatles
Pop Culture
Engrid Barnett

When Muhammad Ali Tried to Reunite the Beatles

The heavyweight boxer was a confessed Beatles fan!

Sharks: Guardians of the Ocean
Animals
Sampras Lee, Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada Educator

Sharks: Guardians of the Ocean

There is more than meets the eye with these important ocean creatures.

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

Vintage & Historical

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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Science & Technology

Believe It or Not! Total Solar Eclipse Captured for Ripley’s Exhibit Collection

Converging art and astronomy, artist uses the power of the sun to create piece for Ripley’s Believe It or Not!

Believe It or Not! Total Solar Eclipse Captured for Ripley’s Exhibit Collection

Vintage & Historical

Up Close With Ripley's Legendary Fertility Statues

Acquired more than 25 years ago, the iconic statues have become a must-see.

Up Close With Ripley's Legendary Fertility Statues

Animals

Meet Cheddar, the One-in-30-million Orange Lobster

Named after Red Lobster's iconic Cheddar Bay Biscuits®, this unique lobster is an incredibly rare find!

Meet Cheddar, the One-in-30-million Orange Lobster

Animals

Watch the Trained Rats and Cats of Cirque du Sewer

The show with acro-cats and acro-rats!

Watch the Trained Rats and Cats of Cirque du Sewer

Vintage & Historical

Those Four Small Words Can Be Attributed To A 100-Year-Old Cartoon

Believe It or Not! turns 100!

Those Four Small Words Can Be Attributed To A 100-Year-Old Cartoon

Ripley's Daily Cartoon

Ripley's has been presenting the incredible and the unusual in illustrated form since 1918. Believe It or Not!, it is the longest running syndicated cartoon in history!

Today's cartoon

Baby bison are born with a striking orange-red coat, earning them the nickname "red dogs."

Yesterday's cartoon

How you slept two weeks ago can affect how your brain works today.

September 4, 2025

Japanese designer Kenji Abe designed a glass bottle that can stand in the sand on the beach!

September 3, 2025

For 8-year-old Lego lover Tobi, born with a limb difference, the Portsmouth Enablement Centre in the UK made a custom prosthetic arm featuring Lego pieces.

September 2, 2025

The liver is the only visceral organ that can regenerate, able to regrow to full size even after 90% is removed.

September 1, 2025

Liza Fireman, from Bellevue, Washington, owns a collection of 4,060 different jigsaw puzzles!

Sunday cartoon! - August 31, 2025

Sigmund Freud was known for his love of cigars. He typically smoked around 20 cigars a day.

August 30, 2025

Ancient Romans wore socks called udones.

August 29, 2025

In 2025, a 54-pound chunk of Mars sold for $5.3 million!

August 28, 2025

Ladurée Paris sells over 4 million macarons per year.
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Ripley's Cartoon of the Day

September 6, 2025

Cartoon of the Day

Baby bison are born with a striking orange-red coat, earning them the nickname "red dogs."

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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