Diana Bocco

Diana Bocco

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The First Cloned Cat Looked Nothing Like Its Original
Animals
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

The First Cloned Cat Looked Nothing Like Its Original

18 years ago, “Carbon Copy” made history.

Why 98.6 Degrees Fahrenheit Means You’re Hot Stuff
Science & Technology
Engrid Barnett

Why 98.6 Degrees Fahrenheit Means You’re Hot Stuff

Human temperatures are getting progressively cooler, but why?

The Gallon Challenge: Know Before You Blow Chunks
Pop Culture
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

The Gallon Challenge: Know Before You Blow Chunks

This viral internet challenge packs a deadly punch.

Are Drones the Answer to Saving the Whales?
Science & Technology
Ripley's Aquariums

Are Drones the Answer to Saving the Whales?

Ships often don’t know what kind of creatures lurk beneath the water until they accidentally run into them.

The Most Exclusive Club That You Won't Want To Join
People
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

The Most Exclusive Club That You Won't Want To Join

Is there a connection between artists and premature deaths—especially at age 27?

The Princeton Cat Experiment: Turning a Cat Into a Phone
Science & Technology
Colton Kruse

The Princeton Cat Experiment: Turning a Cat Into a Phone

It actually worked.

Was the World’s Oldest Person a Fraud? New Research Suggests...
Vintage & Historical
Noelle Talmon

Was the World’s Oldest Person a Fraud? New Research Suggests...

Researchers believe the real Calment's daughter may have been impersonating her.

A Piece Of The First Trans-Atlantic Telegraph Cable
People
Colton Kruse

A Piece Of The First Trans-Atlantic Telegraph Cable

Messages could take up to 16 hours to send (though this was still much faster than ships).

The Man With Two Sets of DNA Fighting for Dominance
Science & Technology
Engrid Barnett

The Man With Two Sets of DNA Fighting for Dominance

What happens when your DNA “says” you're somebody else?

This Pet Crayfish Can Clone Itself
Animals
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

This Pet Crayfish Can Clone Itself

A single disease could wipe out the species—or it could keep cloning itself by the hundreds.

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!