Mystery of the SS Morro Castle, a New Jersey Shipwreck
Child-smuggling, marine negligence, arson, and possibly even murder...
Vintage & Historical
Coal Recovered From the Sunken Titanic
This coal was recovered from the Titanic's engine room 82 years after the ship sank.
Vintage & Historical
The American Defectors Who Became North Korean Movie Stars
Between beatings and psychological torture, they played evil Americans in propaganda films.
People
The Spirit of Salem: Lori Bruno
She looks like the world’s friendliest grandmother, albeit one with boundless energy who dresses all in black.
People
A Batak Shaman's Bone Almanac
Batak shamans known as datu looked to the sky on the last moonless night in May.
People
The People Who Don't—And Sometimes Can't—Forget
There’s a reason why people forget, and why people typically don’t have the real, full story permanently ingrained in their minds.
Animals
Scientists Once Thought Platypuses Were Fake
The strange pelt showed up on a zoologist's office in 1799.
Animals
The U.S. Navy's Secret Sea Mammal Operatives
By 1967, the project was classified, and its budget was hidden as a black ops program.
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.
Animals
Wait, There Are Vegetarian Piranhas?
These piranhas use their strong jaws to crack open seeds and nuts, rather than tear flesh.
Sunday Cartoon! - February 2, 2025
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!