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Sink or Swim: The Suit Made of More Than 1,150 Corks
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Sink or Swim: The Suit Made of More Than 1,150 Corks

A dad from Riverside, Illinois, spent 130 hours turning wine corks into a wearable flotation suit!

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Sink or Swim: The Suit Made of More Than 1,150 Corks
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Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Sink or Swim: The Suit Made of More Than 1,150 Corks

A dad from Riverside, Illinois, spent 130 hours turning wine corks into a wearable flotation suit!

If You Are a Mosquito Magnet, It Could Be Because You Stink
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Noelle Talmon

If You Are a Mosquito Magnet, It Could Be Because You Stink

The truth behind the mosquito madness!

Was Avril Lavigne Replaced by a Double? It's Complicated
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Jordan Neese

Was Avril Lavigne Replaced by a Double? It's Complicated

Avril fans are making things... complicated.

Marie Antoi-knit: The Crocheted Queen
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Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Marie Antoi-knit: The Crocheted Queen

From start to finish, the “Marie Antoi-knit” costume took over 1,200 hours to complete!

Ripley’s Celebrates World Sword Swallowers Day in Copenhagen with Cecilia Gosilla
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Jordan Neese

Ripley’s Celebrates World Sword Swallowers Day in Copenhagen with Cecilia Gosilla

Buy a ticket to Ripley's Believe It or Not! Copenhagen and see the show at no extra cost!

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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.

The Uncanny Case of the Jim Twins, Two Estranged Twins Who Led Identical Lives

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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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