10 Doomsday Scenarios That Never Happened
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10 Doomsday Scenarios That Never Happened

The human race has always been fascinated by, and has taken quite a few guesses at, how the world will come to an end.

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Can You See the Great Wall of China From Space?
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Colton Kruse

Can You See the Great Wall of China From Space?

People claimed it could be seen from the Moon before space travel even existed.

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

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!

Can You Go Blind Staring at a Solar Eclipse?
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Diana Bocco

Can You Go Blind Staring at a Solar Eclipse?

Even if the sun is 99% obscured, the light peeking through is strong enough to cause significant damage.  

Up Close With Ripley's Legendary Fertility Statues
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Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Up Close With Ripley's Legendary Fertility Statues

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

The American Eclipse of 1878
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Engrid Barnett

The American Eclipse of 1878

Why scientists raced West to catch a glimpse.

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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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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

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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

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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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Rome has debuted a pizza vending machine that prepares fresh pizza in three minutes.

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The United States tax code is four times longer than Shakespeare's complete works.

Sunday cartoon! - April 21, 2024

Sir Isaac Newton was just 23 years old when he discovered the universal law of gravity.

April 20, 2024

There are braille Rubik's Cubes for visually impaired users.

April 19, 2024

Freddie Mercury's Tiffany and Co. mustache comb was sold at auction in 2023 for a whopping $189,000!

April 18, 2024

Craig Evans, from Wales, has his favorite animal, a rabbit, tattooed 69 times across his body!

April 17, 2024

As a prince, King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia was a classical ballet instructor.

April 16, 2024

Just like their ancestors, pill bugs breathe with gills.

April 15, 2024

A virophage is a virus that infects other viruses.

Sunday cartoon! - April 14, 2024

Dysania is the state of finding it hard to get out of bed in the morning.
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Ripley's Cartoon of the Day

April 23, 2024

Cartoon of the Day

Rome has debuted a pizza vending machine that prepares fresh pizza in three minutes.

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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