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Delve into impossible stories of death-defying feats. Meet the folks shattering world records. This is your spot for bizarre facts, remarkable accomplishments, and all the extraordinary things people are and do.

Could Walt Disney Really Be Cryogenically Frozen?
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Could Walt Disney Really Be Cryogenically Frozen?

Scientists prepared the first cryogenically frozen man two weeks after Walt Disney’s death.

Luckiest Or Unluckiest Man In The World?
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Chris Littlechild

Luckiest Or Unluckiest Man In The World?

He's escaped a fatal plane crash, a sinking bus, and even an exploding car!

The Egg-citing Truth Behind Humpty Dumpty
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The Egg-citing Truth Behind Humpty Dumpty

The real-life Humpty Dumpty may have been capable of annihilating military forces.

Did Einstein Really Fail Math?
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Chris Littlechild

Did Einstein Really Fail Math?

He considered himself, in his own words, “a pariah” among academics.

Hanging from the Teeth With The Iron Jaw, Amadeus Lopez
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Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Hanging from the Teeth With The Iron Jaw, Amadeus Lopez

This nail-biter of an act involves gripping a piece of leather between the teeth and being hoisted by rope high up into the air.

Deadly Dentures Created By The Megalo Dentist
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Deadly Dentures Created By The Megalo Dentist

Aside from routine fillings and cleanings, Tampa dentist, Michael Foley, creates dentures from shark teeth!

The Curse of Ötzi the Iceman
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Sabrina Sieck

The Curse of Ötzi the Iceman

Ötzi the Iceman is one of the oldest and greatest mummy specimens in the world. So well preserved, perhaps, that he is still making his mark on the lives of those trying to tell his story…

Edgar Cayce: Tales From the “Sleeping Prophet”
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Engrid Barnett

Edgar Cayce: Tales From the “Sleeping Prophet”

From Houdini to Marilyn Monroe, celebrities clamored to Edgar Cayce for psychic readings.

Charlie McCarthy: The Dummy Only Dummies Didn't Listen To
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Colton Kruse

Charlie McCarthy: The Dummy Only Dummies Didn't Listen To

More people listened to this dummy than listened to "War of the Worlds."

Man of the Hole: Last Member of Uncontacted Tribe Dies
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Engrid Barnett

Man of the Hole: Last Member of Uncontacted Tribe Dies

Technology means the inhabitants of the Earth feel closer than ever before.

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The 19th book in the bestselling series from Ripley's Believe It or Not! has jaw-dropping oddities from around the world!

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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!