Colton Kruse

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King George's Blue Urine Gives the Color Royal Blue New Meaning
Vintage & Historical
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

King George's Blue Urine Gives the Color Royal Blue New Meaning

King George III had a killer combo of crazy and blue urine!

Retracing the Real Beauty and the Beast Love Story With Alison Teal
Vintage & Historical
Colton Kruse

Retracing the Real Beauty and the Beast Love Story With Alison Teal

The French court didn't think he was human.

College Bros in the 1930s Were the Champs of Goldfish Swallowing
People
Colton Kruse

College Bros in the 1930s Were the Champs of Goldfish Swallowing

A student at M.I.T. swallowed 42 goldfish.

The Destructive and Deadly Hartford Circus Fire
Vintage & Historical
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

The Destructive and Deadly Hartford Circus Fire

Initial investigations found it to be an accident, but...

The 1930s Kayak Journey From Germany to Australia
People
Colton Kruse

The 1930s Kayak Journey From Germany to Australia

He was arrested when he arrived.

Everything You [Don’t] Need To Know About Flea Circuses
Vintage & Historical
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Everything You [Don’t] Need To Know About Flea Circuses

Micro marvel or carnie trick?

Dead Men Tell No Tales, We Tell True Tales. Planks and Buried Treasure Were Bogus!
Vintage & Historical
Sabrina Sieck

Dead Men Tell No Tales, We Tell True Tales. Planks and Buried Treasure Were Bogus!

Pirates would have wished the plank was an option!

The San Francisco House Filled with 33,000 Tabs of LSD
Places
Colton Kruse

The San Francisco House Filled with 33,000 Tabs of LSD

He regularly receives visits from the DEA.

It's National Corn Chip Day. Time to Smell Your Doggo's Feet
Food
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

It's National Corn Chip Day. Time to Smell Your Doggo's Feet

Fritos are as old as Johnny Cash and are reminiscent of...dog feet?

These Animals Literally Puke Their Guts Out To Clean Up
Animals
Colton Kruse

These Animals Literally Puke Their Guts Out To Clean Up

Just a quick detox.

Swirling Pinstripe backdrop
Ripley's Cartoon Of The Day

Sunday Cartoon! - February 2, 2025

Cartoon of the Day

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!