Up Close & Peculiar With a Real Cannibal!
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Up Close & Peculiar With a Real Cannibal!

Take a look INSIDE the mind of the most famous cannibal in history.

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Up Close & Peculiar With a Real Vampire!
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Up Close & Peculiar With a Real Vampire!

Take a look inside the head of Peter Kürten, one of the most notorious serial killers in history.

Spice Up Your Life! With a Spice Girls Doll Collector
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Spice Up Your Life! With a Spice Girls Doll Collector

Adam Weatherly owns more than 500 Spice Girls dolls!

The Eccentric and Not-So-Eccentric Life of Edgar Allan Poe
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The Eccentric and Not-So-Eccentric Life of Edgar Allan Poe

A parrot was first considered to be the titular bird, rather than The Raven. 

Celebrating André the Giant's Life of Epic Proportions
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Celebrating André the Giant's Life of Epic Proportions

He struggled to fit through doorways, and his mother had furniture made especially for him!

Johnny Appleseed is Just a Myth, Right?
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Johnny Appleseed is Just a Myth, Right?

Turns out, this tale isn’t as “tall” as you might think.

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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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Ripley's Cartoon of the Day

January 23, 2025

Cartoon of the Day

Inchconnachan is an island off Scotland where wallabies have happily lived, adapting to the climate since the 1940s.

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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