The Government Once Nuked a Bunch of File Cabinets
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The Government Once Nuked a Bunch of File Cabinets

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Was Drink Toasting Originally a Way to Avoid Poisoning?
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Engrid Barnett

Was Drink Toasting Originally a Way to Avoid Poisoning?

This urban myth proves you shouldn’t believe everything you read on the internet.

Questions Surrounding the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
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Questions Surrounding the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

Where was the Secret Service?

Is the Phrase 'Saved by the Bell' About Being Buried Alive?
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Noelle Talmon

Is the Phrase 'Saved by the Bell' About Being Buried Alive?

The grave story behind the iconic phrase.

Vomitoriums: The Fake Roman Room Used to Vomit
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Colton Kruse

Vomitoriums: The Fake Roman Room Used to Vomit

The room had another purpose.

Was George Washington the Founding Father of Marijuana?
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Engrid Barnett

Was George Washington the Founding Father of Marijuana?

Have the rumors of Washington been greatly exaggerated?

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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.

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Ripley's Cartoon of the Day

November 12, 2024

Cartoon of the Day

Red foxes hunt by sound and can even hear prey digging underground!

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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