Posts in category Ripley Cartoons

British woman Jenny Chapman loudly snores at an astonishing 111.6 decibels – about the same as a car horn!

The bonobo likely got its name as the result of a misspelling on a shipping crate that should have been “Bolobo,” a town where the animals had been spotted.

Ovophobia is the irrational fear of eggs.

The foamy head of a pint of beer contains a mind-boggling two million bubbles – twice as much as a glass of champagne.

Bats make up more than 20% of the world’s mammals.

In May 2021, a deep-sea football fish washed up on a southern California beach, although it normally resides thousands of feet below the water!

Venus flytraps generate a magnetic field when trapping insects in their leaves.

“Polydactyly” is the condition of having more than the standard amount of fingers or toes.

The first wearable glasses appeared in 13th-century Italy.

The cover of Rihanna’s eighth album, “Anti,” was the first to incorporate physical braille.