5 of the Oceans Most Unbelievable Moms
Animals

5 of the Oceans Most Unbelievable Moms

Even the moms of the deep blue deserve recognition.

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Get lost in a vortex of weird and wonderful stories from Ripley's!

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6 Strange Flowers You Won’t Believe Actually Exist
Science & Technology
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

6 Strange Flowers You Won’t Believe Actually Exist

From corpse flowers to the naked man orchid, spring can be pretty strange!

The Fur-Bearing Trout: Fact, Folklore, or Fuzzy Fish Tale?
Animals
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

The Fur-Bearing Trout: Fact, Folklore, or Fuzzy Fish Tale?

Meet the trout so well-prepared for winter; it supposedly grows a thick, luxurious coat of fur.

Koteka From New Guinea: Tribal Clothing Secrets
Vintage & Historical
Colton Kruse

Koteka From New Guinea: Tribal Clothing Secrets

Danai tribesmen had whole wardrobes of penis sheaths to choose from.

Matchstick Art: Crafting Intricate Masterpieces
Art & Fashion
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Matchstick Art: Crafting Intricate Masterpieces

From flying trains to Hogwarts castle Ripley's matchstick art collection remains unmatched.

The Incredible Story of Robert Earl Hughes
People
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

The Incredible Story of Robert Earl Hughes

When it comes to size, Robert Earl Hughes broke the mold—literally.

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Check out trending stories and discover that truth is always stranger than fiction!

Vintage & Historical

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

People

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

People

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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We’re surrounded by the weird and the wonderful everyday – it never gets old – but these are the stories we just can’t seem to stop thinking about

Science & Technology

Believe It or Not! Total Solar Eclipse Captured for Ripley’s Exhibit Collection

Converging art and astronomy, artist uses the power of the sun to create piece for Ripley’s Believe It or Not!

Believe It or Not! Total Solar Eclipse Captured for Ripley’s Exhibit Collection

Vintage & Historical

Up Close With Ripley's Legendary Fertility Statues

Acquired more than 25 years ago, the iconic statues have become a must-see.

Up Close With Ripley's Legendary Fertility Statues

Animals

Meet Cheddar, the One-in-30-million Orange Lobster

Named after Red Lobster's iconic Cheddar Bay Biscuits®, this unique lobster is an incredibly rare find!

Meet Cheddar, the One-in-30-million Orange Lobster

Animals

Watch the Trained Rats and Cats of Cirque du Sewer

The show with acro-cats and acro-rats!

Watch the Trained Rats and Cats of Cirque du Sewer

Vintage & Historical

Those Four Small Words Can Be Attributed To A 100-Year-Old Cartoon

Believe It or Not! turns 100!

Those Four Small Words Can Be Attributed To A 100-Year-Old Cartoon

Ripley's Daily Cartoon

Ripley's has been presenting the incredible and the unusual in illustrated form since 1918. Believe It or Not!, it is the longest running syndicated cartoon in history!

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A marathon is longer than the diameter of a neutron star.

May 6, 2025

The Museum of Broken Relationships in Zagreb, Croatia, tells stories of heartbreak through donated items.

May 5, 2025

In 2025, Maine firefighters halted train traffic to rescue a horse stranded on a railroad bridge.

Sunday cartoon! - May 4, 2025

Before auto-tune, the 1925 yodel meter measured a singer's pitch.

May 3, 2025

20th Century Fox thought "Star Wars" was going to flop!

May 2, 2025

Mr. Clean has a first name: Veritably.

May 1, 2025

Snow leopards can't roar like most big cats, but their calls travel long distances to find mates and mark territory.

April 30, 2025

Mandarin is one of the slowest spoken languages.

April 29, 2025

Calico cats are almost always female, with only about 1 in every 3,000 calico cats being male.

April 28, 2025

In 2024, Doreen Adams became the first person to have a brain tumor removed through an incision in the eyebrow.
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