Colton Kruse

Colton Kruse

Starting as an intern in the Ripley’s digital archives, Colton’s intimately familiar with the travelogues and photo albums of Robert Ripley himself. Whether it’s writing, editing, or working in front of or behind the camera, a typical day has included chasing buried treasure, tracking cryptids, interviewing clowns, carrying crashed satellites, and calculating the results of hypothetical sports contests among ants.

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Inside the Most Off-Limits Places - Ripley’s Believe It or Notcast Episode 002
Places
Colton Kruse

Inside the Most Off-Limits Places - Ripley’s Believe It or Notcast Episode 002

From Area 51 to the Vatican Archives, some places are simply off-limits to travelers.

Psychograph: The Pseudoscientific Phrenology Machine
Science & Technology
Colton Kruse

Psychograph: The Pseudoscientific Phrenology Machine

Would you give this phrenology machine a try?

Coal Recovered From the Sunken Titanic
Vintage & Historical
Colton Kruse

Coal Recovered From the Sunken Titanic

This coal was recovered from the Titanic's engine room 82 years after the ship sank.

A Batak Shaman's Bone Almanac
People
Colton Kruse

A Batak Shaman's Bone Almanac

Batak shamans known as datu looked to the sky on the last moonless night in May.

The U.S. Navy's Secret Sea Mammal Operatives
Animals
Colton Kruse

The U.S. Navy's Secret Sea Mammal Operatives

By 1967, the project was classified, and its budget was hidden as a black ops program.

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Ripley's Cartoon of the Day

January 17, 2025

Cartoon of the Day

In 2024, Thurzó Zoltán, a Romanian pianist, hit a piano key 500 times in 30 seconds.

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!

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