Up Close & Peculiar With Charles Manson
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Up Close & Peculiar With Charles Manson

How did this ordinary man become one of the most dangerous cult leaders of all time?

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A Florida Professor is Living Underwater for 100 Days
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A Florida Professor is Living Underwater for 100 Days

Associate professor Joseph Dituri hopes to develop ‘super-human’ traits!

A 92-Year-Old Has Been Tracking the Weather at NOAA for 60 Years
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Noelle Talmon

A 92-Year-Old Has Been Tracking the Weather at NOAA for 60 Years

Arlene Cole vows to keep going until she can no longer do a quality job.

Surgeons Remove Unexploded Grenade From Ukrainian Soldier’s Chest
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Engrid Barnett

Surgeons Remove Unexploded Grenade From Ukrainian Soldier’s Chest

The heart-stopping procedure is one for the medical history books.

Elementary Students Discover Alarming News About Space And EpiPens
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Noelle Talmon

Elementary Students Discover Alarming News About Space And EpiPens

These students were asking all the right questions!

Did Gutenberg Invent the First Printing Press?
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Did Gutenberg Invent the First Printing Press?

Printed books have been found predating the birth of Gutenberg by centuries.

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Endurance Shipwreck Found 106 Years After Antarctic Sinking

The water's frigid temperatures kept the ship in remarkable condition.

Endurance Shipwreck Found 106 Years After Antarctic Sinking

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The Uncanny Case of the Jim Twins, Two Estranged Twins Who Led Identical Lives

They unknowingly forged lives as identical as their DNA.

The Uncanny Case of the Jim Twins, Two Estranged Twins Who Led Identical Lives

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The Medical Mystery of Tarrare, a Cannibalistic French Spy

Tarrare was the walking manifestation of one of the seven deadly sins as he prowled the cobbled streets of 18th-century Paris indulging his endless hunger.

The Medical Mystery of Tarrare, a Cannibalistic French Spy

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Ripley's Cartoon of the Day

November 13, 2024

Cartoon of the Day

In 2024, Nike revealed a shoe inspired by the Green Goblin, the villain from the 2002 "Spider-Man" movie.

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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