Up Close & Peculiar With 'The Nightmare Before Christmas'
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Up Close & Peculiar With 'The Nightmare Before Christmas'

The history of stop-motion goes back further than you think.

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Piecing Together the History of Tetris
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Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Piecing Together the History of Tetris

Players who game for extensive periods often begin seeing Tetris shapes in the world around them!

Princess Leia’s Hair Was Inspired by Real Mexican Rebels
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Colton Kruse

Princess Leia’s Hair Was Inspired by Real Mexican Rebels

Leia herself was inspired by a Mexican rebel named Clara de la Rocha.

The Quiz Show Rigging Scandal
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Ripley's Believe It or Not!

The Quiz Show Rigging Scandal

I'll take the quiz show scandal of the 1950's for $500 please!

Ripley’s Acquires Forrest Gump’s Box of Chocolates, Among Other New Memorabilia
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Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Ripley’s Acquires Forrest Gump’s Box of Chocolates, Among Other New Memorabilia

The prop, signed by Tom Hanks, was purchased at auction for $25,000 by Ripley's Believe It or Not!

That Time the World Ended: Our Obsession with Apocalypses
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Jordan Neese

That Time the World Ended: Our Obsession with Apocalypses

From Y2K to 2012, humans have had a history of Apocalyptic obsession.

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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

January 16, 2025

Cartoon of the Day

Google mapped the Liwa Desert in the UAE using a camel with a 360-degree camera.

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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