Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Ripley's Believe It or Not!

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No, You Can Not Run Away from the Walking Fish
Animals
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

No, You Can Not Run Away from the Walking Fish

Watch a fish strut across the seafloor.

Guallame Duchenne: The Smile Doctor's Experiments
Vintage & Historical
Colton Kruse

Guallame Duchenne: The Smile Doctor's Experiments

He believed the human expression was a window into the soul.

Have You Ever Played With a Ouija Board?
Vintage & Historical
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Have You Ever Played With a Ouija Board?

A Mystifying Oracle.

New Fossils Are Oldest Homo Sapiens Ever Found
Science & Technology
Colton Kruse

New Fossils Are Oldest Homo Sapiens Ever Found

The first of our kind.

When Robert Ripley Tried to Buy a Volcano
Vintage & Historical
Colton Kruse

When Robert Ripley Tried to Buy a Volcano

"It's been a lifelong dream of mine."

Where Do All Those Weird Holidays Come From?
Pop Culture
Colton Kruse

Where Do All Those Weird Holidays Come From?

One woman has created over 1,900 holidays!

Reg Spiers: The Man Who Shipped Himself Home in a Box
People
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Reg Spiers: The Man Who Shipped Himself Home in a Box

At one point, he had to strip naked to fight the heat.

Skydiving Beavers Were Relocated via Planes in Idaho
Animals
Colton Kruse

Skydiving Beavers Were Relocated via Planes in Idaho

Beavers were invaluable to preparing land for settlement.

Have You Heard of the OG of All Vampires, Elizabeth Bathory?
Vintage & Historical
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Have You Heard of the OG of All Vampires, Elizabeth Bathory?

Try not to spill any blood.

The Big Cheese: Jackson's Was Bigger than Jefferson's
Vintage & Historical
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

The Big Cheese: Jackson's Was Bigger than Jefferson's

#BigBlockOfCheeseDay

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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!