Smokejumpers: The People Who Skydive Into Wildfires
They're the special ops of firefighters.
People
Salem and the Curse of Giles Corey - Ripley's Believe It or Notcast Episode 9
One man chose to be squished to death by rocks, rather than falsely admit to being a witch.
Vintage & Historical
An 18th-Century Chess-Playing Robot: The Mechanical Turk
Keeping queens and kings in "échec" since 1769.
People
When Sonar Wasn't Enough: The Bathythermograph
Ships could use this device to target ships sight unseen.
People
Behind the Insanity of Japanese Game Shows - Ripley’s Believe It or Notcast Episode 007
This week, we talk to Japanese game show contestants and experts to separate the facts from the fiction.
People
Home of the Apollo Missions: 5 BIONS About NASA's KSC
Celebrating 50 years of leaps and bounds on the moon and beyond.
People
Cracking Indiana Jones's Whip
It belongs in a museum.
Food
Carrots, Eyesight, and World War II Propaganda
The British government credited carrots for helping Royal Air Force pilots hunt down German aircraft at night.
Art & Fashion
Finally, An Italian Sports Car Can Navigate Venice
Gondolas, move aside.
People
Do You Really Just Need 8 Glasses of Water a Day?
Could eight cups be too much water?
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!