People

Up Close & Peculiar With a Real Cannibal!

Take a look INSIDE the mind of the most famous cannibal in history.

Posts in category

People

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.

Body Hacking with Cyborg Manel de Aguas
People
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Body Hacking with Cyborg Manel de Aguas

The Weather Fins are essentially an extra organ, allowing him to sense things in ways no other human can.

Woman Denied Swiss Citizenship Twice For Being Annoying
People
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Woman Denied Swiss Citizenship Twice For Being Annoying

Nancy Holten and her battle for Swiss citizenship.

Who Is The Richest Person Ever? Hint: It's Not Bezos Or Musk
People
Engrid Barnett

Who Is The Richest Person Ever? Hint: It's Not Bezos Or Musk

Musa I of Mali spent so much gold in Cairo that the value of bullion crashed by 20%!

Mind-Blowing Facts About Queen Elizabeth II
People
Engrid Barnett

Mind-Blowing Facts About Queen Elizabeth II

Nine out of 10 people alive today were born after she became queen!

Best Kids’ Mullet in the U.S. Goes to Wisconsin 8-Year-Old
People
Meghan Yani

Best Kids’ Mullet in the U.S. Goes to Wisconsin 8-Year-Old

The Tennessee Top Hat. A Kentucky Waterfall. The Missouri Compromise. No matter what you call it, the mullet reigns supreme when it comes to outrageous hairstyles.

Colorado Man Uses Nose To Push Peanut 12.6 Miles up Pikes Peak
People
Meghan Yani

Colorado Man Uses Nose To Push Peanut 12.6 Miles up Pikes Peak

While the trail typically takes up to 13 hours to hike, going at it on hands and knees has a tendency to slow one down.

Crime Historian Digs for Answers in D.B. Cooper Mystery
People
Meghan Yani

Crime Historian Digs for Answers in D.B. Cooper Mystery

Crime historian Eric Ulis is picking up where the FBI left off in solving this infamous crime.

Ripley’s Commemorates Nik Wallenda’s Niagara Falls Walk In Wax
People
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Ripley’s Commemorates Nik Wallenda’s Niagara Falls Walk In Wax

Ten years later, we are still celebrating an incredible Nik Wallenda feat.

83-Year-Old Sails Across Pacific and Into the Record Books
People
Meghan Yani

83-Year-Old Sails Across Pacific and Into the Record Books

In 2022, Kenichi Horie sailed the ocean blue!

The Chinese Opera Singer (And Spy) Who Loved Me
People
Engrid Barnett

The Chinese Opera Singer (And Spy) Who Loved Me

Shi Pei Pu seemed like the ideal woman veiled in a web of lies, espionage, and manipulation.

Most read

The best of the best! Read through the most loved stories by Ripley fans just like you.

Find More Stories Like This One in Our Book!

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

Escape the Ordinary book
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!