The Cryptic Story of Jim Sullivan
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The Cryptic Story of Jim Sullivan

Was Jim abducted by aliens?

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Edgar Cayce: Tales From the “Sleeping Prophet”
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Engrid Barnett

Edgar Cayce: Tales From the “Sleeping Prophet”

From Houdini to Marilyn Monroe, celebrities clamored to Edgar Cayce for psychic readings.

Charlie McCarthy: The Dummy Only Dummies Didn't Listen To
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Colton Kruse

Charlie McCarthy: The Dummy Only Dummies Didn't Listen To

More people listened to this dummy than listened to Orson Welles's "War of the Worlds."

Man of the Hole: Last Member of Uncontacted Tribe Dies
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Engrid Barnett

Man of the Hole: Last Member of Uncontacted Tribe Dies

Technology means the inhabitants of the Earth feel closer than ever before.

Speaking in Reverse With the Backwards Dude
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Jordan Neese

Speaking in Reverse With the Backwards Dude

John Austin is a master at speaking backwards and it all started with a record player!

The Dark Secret That Forced Walter Rothschild To Sell His Bird Collection
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Engrid Barnett

The Dark Secret That Forced Walter Rothschild To Sell His Bird Collection

A lifetime of zoological collecting evaporated under the pressures of blackmail.

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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

October 14, 2024

Cartoon of the Day

The Airbus Beluga is named after the whale the aircraft resembles.

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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