Secrets of a Greek Fire Grenade From 800 A.D.
Greek fire was said to burn when it came into contact with water or even mere sunlight!
Science & Technology
The Secret Card Game Used To Train CIA Operatives
The CIA declassified one of its secret training tools—a card game!
People
The Tooth Fairy's Foreign Competitors
Would you leave your tooth under the pillow for a mouse?
Art & Fashion
Where The World's Worst VHS Tapes Ended Up
Press play at this quirky L.A. storefront filled with pre-internet gold.
People
Exploring the World Of Lucid Dreaming - Ripley's Believe It or Notcast Episode 30
Ready to fly? To shapeshift? To practice your art or face your fears? Enter the world of Lucid Dreaming...
Places
Explosive Nostalgia: Florida Woman’s WWII Land Mine Find
Beachcombers Beware! More than sunken treasure washes up on the shores of Vero Beach, Florida.
People
What's the World's Most Flammable Cheese?
A truck full of cheese in Norway once burned for four days straight...
Animals
Nightmare Down Under: New Huntsman Spider Colonies Discovered
These communal, cannibalistic spiders are redefining “creepy-crawly.”
Vintage & Historical
The Mystery of the Black Taj Mahal
Is the marble mausoleum just one of two iconic monuments?
Vintage & Historical
The Confabulation of “Elementary, My Dear Watson”
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle never wrote Sherlock’s most famous line.
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!