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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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Vintage & Historical

Jump into a century of seldom-seen historical feats. Lose yourself in unusual stories from days gone by. Here's your chance to journey through decades of curious people, places, and stories that stand the test of time.

Why Do the Numbers on a Roulette Wheel Add Up to 666?
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Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Why Do the Numbers on a Roulette Wheel Add Up to 666?

The work of the devil or a mathematician?

Mermaid Sightings Throughout History
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Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Mermaid Sightings Throughout History

Is there evidence of aquatic humanoids?

The Devilish Baboon Incident of the Hellfire Club
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Ripley's Believe It or Not!

The Devilish Baboon Incident of the Hellfire Club

Solving 18th-century beef with a baboon.

Sex, Drugs and the CIA: Operation Midnight Climax and Project MKUltra
Vintage & Historical
Colton Kruse

Sex, Drugs and the CIA: Operation Midnight Climax and Project MKUltra

Many of the project's activities were illegal.

Vintage 1930s Embalming Pump
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Colton Kruse

Vintage 1930s Embalming Pump

Before pumps like these, undertakers just used ice.

King George's Blue Urine Gives the Color Royal Blue New Meaning
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Ripley's Believe It or Not!

King George's Blue Urine Gives the Color Royal Blue New Meaning

King George III had a killer combo of crazy and blue urine!

Retracing the Real Beauty and the Beast Love Story With Alison Teal
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Colton Kruse

Retracing the Real Beauty and the Beast Love Story With Alison Teal

The French court didn't think he was human.

The Destructive and Deadly Hartford Circus Fire
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Ripley's Believe It or Not!

The Destructive and Deadly Hartford Circus Fire

Initial investigations found it to be an accident, but...

Everything You [Don’t] Need To Know About Flea Circuses
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Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Everything You [Don’t] Need To Know About Flea Circuses

Micro marvel or carnie trick?

Dead Men Tell No Tales, We Tell True Tales. Planks and Buried Treasure Were Bogus!
Vintage & Historical
Sabrina Sieck

Dead Men Tell No Tales, We Tell True Tales. Planks and Buried Treasure Were Bogus!

Pirates would have wished the plank was an option!

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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
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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!