Pele's Curse: The Hawaiian Goddess Punishes Thieves
Each year, the Hawaiian post office receives thousands of pounds of mail with people begging Pele to forgive them.
People
Duplicating Edison's Iconic Invention for Light's Golden Jubilee
Edison didn’t just develop the device, but marketed it.
People
Life Among the Little People of Dwarf Empire
You must be 4 feet 3 inches or shorter to work here…
Places
Melting Ice in the Himalayas Exposes Skeleton-Filled Lake
Forensic experts say they all exhibit signs of blunt trauma.
Places
Living With the Dead in the Manila North Cemetery
The residents say that the cemetery is safer than the slums of the city, not to mention much quieter.
People
The Lucha Libre Silent Serial Killer You’ve Never Heard Of: La Dama Del Silencio
By day she wore the pink butterfly mask of a lucha libre wrestler.
Places
The Confusion in Denver at the Capitol Building’s Mile High Steps
Ready to get a mile high?
Places
From Maury Island to Burien: Washington’s UFO Craze Continues
One man’s UFO sighting is another man’s block party…
People
The Mutant of Dance’s Unbelievable Moves
His signature move is to grab his windpipe and shift it from one side of his throat to the other.
Vintage & Historical
Debunking the Image of the Ninja
Ninja stealth meant blending in, not wearing black pajamas.
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!