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5 Things You Didn't Know About Jimmy Carter

The peanut farmer-turned-president, who passed away at 100, once braved 89 seconds in a nuclear reactor.

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5 Things You Didn't Know About Jimmy Carter
Vintage & Historical
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

5 Things You Didn't Know About Jimmy Carter

The peanut farmer-turned-president, who passed away at 100, once braved 89 seconds in a nuclear reactor.

New Year’s Eve Traditions From Around the World
Vintage & Historical
Engrid Barnett

New Year’s Eve Traditions From Around the World

From effigy burning to plate breaking, furniture throwing, and demon visits!

Robert Ripley: From Baseball to World Traveler
Vintage & Historical
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Robert Ripley: From Baseball to World Traveler

Fueled by a love of the bizarre and unusual!

Mari Lwyd: The Winter Ritual of the Horse Skull
Vintage & Historical
Chris Littlechild

Mari Lwyd: The Winter Ritual of the Horse Skull

Ringing in the holidays with a... horse skull?

How Queen Victoria Made Christmas Trees Legit
Vintage & Historical
Engrid Barnett

How Queen Victoria Made Christmas Trees Legit

Queen Victoria popularized... Christmas trees?

Real-Life Vampire Lore: Myths and Truths That Will Make Your Skin Crawl
Vintage & Historical
Engrid Barnett

Real-Life Vampire Lore: Myths and Truths That Will Make Your Skin Crawl

Dig your teeth into some vampire history!

The Government Once Nuked a Bunch of File Cabinets
Vintage & Historical
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

The Government Once Nuked a Bunch of File Cabinets

File under: B, for Believe It or Not!

 Diving Into a Historic Election Relic
Vintage & Historical
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Diving Into a Historic Election Relic

A ballot box frozen in time!

The Scariest Halloween Monsters and Their Origin Stories
Vintage & Historical
Diana Bocco

The Scariest Halloween Monsters and Their Origin Stories

Ready to face the monsters lurking in your nightmares?

Real-Life Haunted Objects: Terrifying Tales Behind Cursed Artifacts
Vintage & Historical
Diana Bocco

Real-Life Haunted Objects: Terrifying Tales Behind Cursed Artifacts

Can an object truly be cursed?

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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!