Ripley's first Odditorium opened in 1933.
The first Ripley’s Believe It or Not! opened at the 1933 World’s Fair in Chicago. The “Odditorium” saw an astounding two million visitors. Inside were dozens of Ripley’s famous cartoons, live performers, and hundreds of strange and exotic artifacts Ripley acquired from his worldly travels.
Sunday Cartoon! - June 16, 2024
Cartoon of the Day
In 2024, 13-year-old Zara Sutcliffe hatched a quail from a supermarket egg.
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!