Ripley's Believe It or Not!

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Why Do the Numbers on a Roulette Wheel Add Up to 666?
Vintage & Historical
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Why Do the Numbers on a Roulette Wheel Add Up to 666?

The work of the devil or a mathematician?

Mermaid Sightings Throughout History
Vintage & Historical
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Mermaid Sightings Throughout History

Is there evidence of aquatic humanoids?

The Viking Giant's Ring
People
Colton Kruse

The Viking Giant's Ring

This ring belonged to a real-life giant.

Vegas in Miniature: The Hammargren House of Nevada History
Places
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Vegas in Miniature: The Hammargren House of Nevada History

It even has a burial tomb.

The Devilish Baboon Incident of the Hellfire Club
Vintage & Historical
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

The Devilish Baboon Incident of the Hellfire Club

Solving 18th-century beef with a baboon.

Sex, Drugs and the CIA: Operation Midnight Climax and Project MKUltra
Vintage & Historical
Colton Kruse

Sex, Drugs and the CIA: Operation Midnight Climax and Project MKUltra

Many of the project's activities were illegal.

Could Your Fan Kill You in Your Sleep? South Korea Believes So!
Pop Culture
Sabrina Sieck

Could Your Fan Kill You in Your Sleep? South Korea Believes So!

Can an electric breeze be fatal?

Manchester City's Amputee Soccer Star
People
Colton Kruse

Manchester City's Amputee Soccer Star

Amputee soccer is played on crutches.

Vintage 1930s Embalming Pump
Vintage & Historical
Colton Kruse

Vintage 1930s Embalming Pump

Before pumps like these, undertakers just used ice.

Yellowstone's Volcano Could Wipe Us Out! What the Yell?!
Places
Sabrina Sieck

Yellowstone's Volcano Could Wipe Us Out! What the Yell?!

Everything within a 60 mile radius would be incinerated.

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!