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Up Close & Peculiar With African Fantasy Coffins

Would you get buried in a giant shoe?

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Where The World's Worst VHS Tapes Ended Up
Art & Fashion
Noelle Talmon

Where The World's Worst VHS Tapes Ended Up

Press play at this quirky L.A. storefront filled with pre-internet gold.

The Museum of Over 1,400 Decorated Toilet Seats
Art & Fashion
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

The Museum of Over 1,400 Decorated Toilet Seats

Each toilet seat had been creatively hand-decorated, painted or otherwise embellished.

The Princess Of Etch A Sketch Art
Art & Fashion
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

The Princess Of Etch A Sketch Art

You won't want to shake up your Etch A Sketch after Jane has had her hands on it. 

Crushing It With Can Artist Noah Deledda
Art & Fashion
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Crushing It With Can Artist Noah Deledda

Trash is a true treasure for Noah Deledda.

Killer Victorian Era Fashion
Art & Fashion
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Killer Victorian Era Fashion

When it comes to fashion, no price is ever too high.

Custom Fantasy Coffins of Kane Kwei
Art & Fashion
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Custom Fantasy Coffins of Kane Kwei

There are plenty of odd funerary customs out there—from Tibetan sky burials to Mushroom Death suits—but, when most of us expire, we retire to a mass-produced wooden box or urn. Not in Accra, Ghana.

Finally, An Italian Sports Car Can Navigate Venice
Art & Fashion
Colton Kruse

Finally, An Italian Sports Car Can Navigate Venice

Gondolas, move aside.

Boston’s Bodega is the City’s Best Worst-Kept Secret
Art & Fashion
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Boston’s Bodega is the City’s Best Worst-Kept Secret

The high-fashion store is hidden behind a vending machine in an unassuming convenience store.

Wearing Dresses Made of Ocean Plastic Underwater
Art & Fashion
Colton Kruse

Wearing Dresses Made of Ocean Plastic Underwater

By 2050 there will be more plastic in our oceans than fish.

Shower Hairs: Taking Art Into the Bath Tub
Art & Fashion
Colton Kruse

Shower Hairs: Taking Art Into the Bath Tub

"I kept doing it—soon becoming obsessed with seeing how complicated I could get."

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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!