Why NASA Plans to Crash the International Space Station
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Why NASA Plans to Crash the International Space Station

This won’t be the first man-made space station to meet its demise.

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Tapping Into Our Second Intelligence With The Ouija Board
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Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Tapping Into Our Second Intelligence With The Ouija Board

Human beings actually have some kind of second intelligence.

The Loudest (By the Numbers) Bands in History
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Ripley's Believe It or Not!

The Loudest (By the Numbers) Bands in History

A KISS concert reached a mind-numbing 136 dB.

How The Hourglass Shaped Human History
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Colton Kruse

How The Hourglass Shaped Human History

Before wristwatches and cellphones, gravity and sand were enough to keep time.

Your Airplane Carry-On Can Technically Be Another Person
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Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Your Airplane Carry-On Can Technically Be Another Person

And the x-ray machine is hardly necessary.

Fertilizing Crops With Ancient Cat Mummies
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Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Fertilizing Crops With Ancient Cat Mummies

What is there to do with heaps of cat mummies?

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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 14, 2024

Cartoon of the Day

In honor of "The Addams Family" movie, Burger King created a purple Whopper!

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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