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Up Close & Peculiar With African Fantasy Coffins

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Snoopy First Appeared in a Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Cartoon
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Snoopy First Appeared in a Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Cartoon

At 14 years old, Charles Schulz submitted a drawing of his dog to Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Making Banksy: Millionaire Graffiti Artist’s Identity Still a Mystery
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Making Banksy: Millionaire Graffiti Artist’s Identity Still a Mystery

Banksy’s never been unmasked, but he keeps his agenda front and center.

Hazy Skies In Impressionist Artwork Illustrated... Air Pollution?
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Noelle Talmon

Hazy Skies In Impressionist Artwork Illustrated... Air Pollution?

It seems the industrial revolution made have had an artistic impact!

An Anthology Of Ripley's Fashion
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Emily Harriss

An Anthology Of Ripley's Fashion

Ripley’s Believe It or Not! has collected the best of the bizarre.

How Tuberculosis Influenced Victorian Fashion
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Kelsey Roslin

How Tuberculosis Influenced Victorian Fashion

People became enamored with the physical effects of contracting the illness. Pale skin, thin waists, and flushed cheeks were seen as quite desirable.

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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 16, 2025

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Google mapped the Liwa Desert in the UAE using a camel with a 360-degree camera.

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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