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With a delicate hand, artist Fiona Parkinson removes shapes from butterfly wings and rearranges them to create a stunning series of artworks titled Insect Dissectology.

Ötzi the Iceman is one of the oldest and greatest mummy specimens in the world. So well preserved, perhaps, that he is still making his mark on the lives of those trying to tell his story…

Let’s dive a little deeper into the magic of suspended animation and the species of brine shrimp known as Artemia salina.

Only a handful of aerialists, including Erin Blaire of New York City, have cautiously and creatively trained to resurrect this classic circus act known as the hair hang.

Were the telegram systems really on the fritz? How did John Wilkes Booth escape the scene? Where is the derringer used in this fatal crime currently located?

Not only can Vasilisa effortlessly complete a slalom course while freestyle dancing, but she can also do it on one leg while skating backward in a single-wheel squat.

Before there was fluffy buttermilk batter topped with sugary syrups and whipped cream, the prequel to pancakes was, well, a bit more… eggy?

Luke Skywalker’s Lightsaber® was constructed from a 1930s Graflex camera flash tube, complete with glued-on button and circuitry additions.

It wasn’t until the 1994 animated series, after years of establishing Carmen Sandiego as a mysterious character, that show writers started to give her a bit more of a narrative.

Full of inspiration, ingenuity, and unbelievable accomplishments, let the latest Ripley’s annual book challenge you to step Out of the Box!