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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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Kitbashed Blaster: How Han Solo’s Iconic Weapon Was Made
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Kitbashed Blaster: How Han Solo’s Iconic Weapon Was Made

Directors used a Japanese model cap gun to create the blaster in future films.

Watch Ripley’s San Diego Comic-Con@Home Panel: Inside the Vault of Ripley’s Most Exclusive Finds!
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Watch Ripley’s San Diego Comic-Con@Home Panel: Inside the Vault of Ripley’s Most Exclusive Finds!

In this year's Comic-Con panel, the Ripley's team gives you a close-up look at the exhibits fandom junkies simply have to see to believe!

The Circus is on Call: Request a Circ-a-Gram
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The Circus is on Call: Request a Circ-a-Gram

Knife juggling, anyone? Call 1-(NOW)-CIRCUS-1.

The Gallon Challenge: Know Before You Blow Chunks
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The Gallon Challenge: Know Before You Blow Chunks

This viral internet challenge packs a deadly punch.

The Horrors Of Cannibal Cabbage Patch Kids
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The Horrors Of Cannibal Cabbage Patch Kids

A children’s toy that could totally chomp up your child…sort of.

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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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