Up Close & Peculiar With African Fantasy Coffins
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Up Close & Peculiar With African Fantasy Coffins

Would you get buried in a giant shoe?

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Custom Fantasy Coffins of Kane Kwei
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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
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Colton Kruse

Finally, An Italian Sports Car Can Navigate Venice

Gondolas, move aside.

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