Up Close With a Shuar Shrunken Head
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Up Close With a Shuar Shrunken Head

Few people have witnessed the process of making one.

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The Appalachian Apple Hunter Who Saved 1,200 Lost Varieties
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Tom Brown took "an apple a day" to an entirely new level.

If Camel Humps Don't Contain Water, What's Inside?
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They can drink 32 gallons of water at a time, but they don't store it in their humps.

Are Unicorns Real?
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Are Unicorns Real?

Where did the myth of these magical creatures begin and could unicorns possibly be real?

Was Drink Toasting Originally a Way to Avoid Poisoning?
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Was Drink Toasting Originally a Way to Avoid Poisoning?

This urban myth proves you shouldn’t believe everything you read on the internet.

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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.

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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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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

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Up Close With Ripley's Legendary Fertility Statues

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

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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!

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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

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

Believe It or Not! turns 100!

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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!

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Each year, on November 29, Netherlands residents put pancakes on their heads in honor of Dutch Pancake Day.

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Instead of carrying their eggs like most spider species, giant Antarctic sea spiders glue their eggs to the seafloor.

May 21, 2024

In 2024, Natalie Renot rescued a five-legged lamb aptyly named Spider Lamb.

May 20, 2024

Mold is one of the ingredients used to make soy sauce.

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LaVerne Biser, a 105-year-old Texas resident, has witnessed 13 solar eclipses.

May 18, 2024

Malcolm X often slept for only three or four hours a night.

May 17, 2024

Rats can laugh when they are tickled, though the sound is ultrasonic.

May 16, 2024

Catnip can affect lions and tigers.

May 15, 2024

Coulrophobia: the fear of clowns.

May 14, 2024

Dwan Jacobsen Young of Fish Haven, Utah, started water skiing in 1961 and was still going strong at the age of 92.
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Ripley's Cartoon of the Day

May 23, 2024

Cartoon of the Day

Each year, on November 29, Netherlands residents put pancakes on their heads in honor of Dutch Pancake Day.

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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