Inside the Most Off-Limits Places - Ripley’s Believe It or Notcast Episode 002
From Area 51 to the Vatican Archives, some places are simply off-limits to travelers.
Science & Technology
Psychograph: The Pseudoscientific Phrenology Machine
Would you give this phrenology machine a try?
Vintage & Historical
Coal Recovered From the Sunken Titanic
This coal was recovered from the Titanic's engine room 82 years after the ship sank.
People
A Batak Shaman's Bone Almanac
Batak shamans known as datu looked to the sky on the last moonless night in May.
Animals
The U.S. Navy's Secret Sea Mammal Operatives
By 1967, the project was classified, and its budget was hidden as a black ops program.
Animals
Why Spice Traders Relied on Camel Bladders
Traders filled camel bladders with spices, fragrant oils, and even fat.
People
Mama Lou, a Strongwoman in a Strongman’s World
She's one strong mama!
People
The Danger Committee Follows One Principle: Escalating Stupidity
Two world-champion combat jugglers and a man described as the greatest knife-thrower of all time? That's The Danger Committee.
Animals
Harmless Sea Skate Or Spawn Of Satan?
Of course, we now know that these creatures are not infernal beings or long-sought cryptids.
Vintage & Historical
War Pigeons and Their Tales of Lifesaving Bravery
One pigeon delivered a message that saved the lives of 2,000 soldiers!
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Sunday Cartoon! - February 2, 2025
Cartoon of the Day
NASA has an Office of Planetary Protection, just in case we ever find life on other plants.
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!