Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Ripley's Believe It or Not!

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Leech Collectors and the Leech Craze of the 1800s
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Leech Collectors and the Leech Craze of the 1800s

Leech collectors did not have it easy.

The Fascinating Art of Butter Sculpting
Art & Fashion
Colton Kruse

The Fascinating Art of Butter Sculpting

A life-sized cow sculpture requires 600-pounds of butter.

The Weird, but True, History of Presidential Turkey Pardons
Vintage & Historical
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

The Weird, but True, History of Presidential Turkey Pardons

Eisenhower delighted in eating the turkey he was given.

Onbashira Festival: It’s Log, Log, Log
Vintage & Historical
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Onbashira Festival: It’s Log, Log, Log

A Ren & Stimpy approved Japanese celebration!

Historic Estate Cliveden Turned Canvas Covered in Blood
Vintage & Historical
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Historic Estate Cliveden Turned Canvas Covered in Blood

A battle and the “Blood Portrait."

Or Not: Everest is the Tallest Mountain in the World
Places
Colton Kruse

Or Not: Everest is the Tallest Mountain in the World

There are two mountains taller than Mount Everest.

Note: Declare Your Moon Germs to Customs
Vintage & Historical
Sabrina Sieck

Note: Declare Your Moon Germs to Customs

$33.31 to travel to the moon and back!

The Nicolas Cage Pyramid Tomb in New Orleans' Oldest Cemetery
People
Colton Kruse

The Nicolas Cage Pyramid Tomb in New Orleans' Oldest Cemetery

It might be because of a Voodoo curse!

Ouija Board + Fidget Spinner + Vinyl Record = Art
Art & Fashion
Colton Kruse

Ouija Board + Fidget Spinner + Vinyl Record = Art

What do we even call it?

A Coral Skeleton You Have to See to Believe!
Art & Fashion
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

A Coral Skeleton You Have to See to Believe!

Coral or bones? Both were once ALIVE!

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!