Diana Bocco

Diana Bocco

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Crafty Fisherman Pipe-Cleans up With Record-Breaking Catch
People
Meghan Yani

Crafty Fisherman Pipe-Cleans up With Record-Breaking Catch

Barry Osborn spent more than 50 hours crafting a functioning fishing rod and reel using 1,500 pipe cleaners!

Human Unicorns Are Real
Vintage & Historical
Colton Kruse

Human Unicorns Are Real

Robert Ripley discovered one in 1930.

Finny Boy's Fetching Tennis Ball Feat
Animals
Noelle Talmon

Finny Boy's Fetching Tennis Ball Feat

The goodest boy on the 'gram can hold half a dozen tennis balls in his mouth!

Two Pardoned Turkeys Relocate To The Magic Kingdom
Animals
Engrid Barnett

Two Pardoned Turkeys Relocate To The Magic Kingdom

Where do pardoned gobblers go? The luckiest head to Disney World!

The First Thanksgiving Feast Featured Shellfish, Swan, and No Women
Vintage & Historical
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

The First Thanksgiving Feast Featured Shellfish, Swan, and No Women

It’s inarguable the Thanksgiving food—and the company—have just gotten better over time.

Did the Pilgrims Really Wear Black, White, and Buckles?
Vintage & Historical
Engrid Barnett

Did the Pilgrims Really Wear Black, White, and Buckles?

We tend to think of the Pilgrims as the kind of folks that Johnny Cash, “the man in black,” could’ve swapped shirts and pants with.

Thanksgiving Dinner With Rebecca the Holiday Raccoon
Vintage & Historical
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Thanksgiving Dinner With Rebecca the Holiday Raccoon

Raccoons are supposedly full of meat less fatty than that of the more-commonly-consumed opossum.

Pilgrim Oddities You Probably Didn't Know
Vintage & Historical
Colton Kruse

Pilgrim Oddities You Probably Didn't Know

They believed potatoes were poisonous at the time.

The Cherry Sisters: Vaudeville’s Most Infamous Act
People
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

The Cherry Sisters: Vaudeville’s Most Infamous Act

Audiences packed theaters to laugh at the sisters’ terrible performances. But there’s much more to their story.

What is the Legacy of Jeopardy! Host, Alex Trebek?
People
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

What is the Legacy of Jeopardy! Host, Alex Trebek?

Besides his nightly appearance on our television sets, there is so much more to learn about the man who leaves us asking, “Who Was Alex Trebek?”

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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!