Colton Kruse

Colton Kruse

Starting as an intern in the Ripley’s digital archives, Colton’s intimately familiar with the travelogues and photo albums of Robert Ripley himself. Whether it’s writing, editing, or working in front of or behind the camera, a typical day has included chasing buried treasure, tracking cryptids, interviewing clowns, carrying crashed satellites, and calculating the results of hypothetical sports contests among ants. d

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Forrest Fenn's Hidden Treasure - Ripley's Believe It or Notcast Episode 24
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Forrest Fenn's Hidden Treasure - Ripley's Believe It or Notcast Episode 24

This week on the Notcast, we talk to Forrest Fenn, a man who hid a treasure worth millions in the Rocky Mountains.

How The Hourglass Shaped Human History
Science & Technology
Colton Kruse

How The Hourglass Shaped Human History

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

The Mothman, Protector or Harbinger of Doom? - Ripley’s Believe It or Notcast Episode 23
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The Mothman, Protector or Harbinger of Doom? - Ripley’s Believe It or Notcast Episode 23

This week on the Notcast, we talk to people who have come face to face with the mysterious Mothman.

2,500 Years Of Death In Oaxaca, Mexico
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Colton Kruse

2,500 Years Of Death In Oaxaca, Mexico

After the arrival of Cortés 2,500 years of culture was decimated in decades.

Break Into The History Of Stuntwomen - Ripley's Believe It or Notcast Episode 22
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Break Into The History Of Stuntwomen - Ripley's Believe It or Notcast Episode 22

This week on the Notcast, meet a woman who never goes to work scared—even when she has to crash cars and bust through walls.

Stories Inside The Waverly Hills Sanatorium - Ripley's Believe It or Notcast Episode 21
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Stories Inside The Waverly Hills Sanatorium - Ripley's Believe It or Notcast Episode 21

This week, we step inside the haunting walls of Waverly Hills Sanatorium.

The Beauty of a Corrosion Cast Heart
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Colton Kruse

The Beauty of a Corrosion Cast Heart

The model perfectly replicates the pathways of a heart's blood vessels.

Finding a Real Lost City - Ripley's Believe It or Notcast Episode 20
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Finding a Real Lost City - Ripley's Believe It or Notcast Episode 20

His team faced mile-high mountains, venomous snakes, drug cartels, and even a mysterious flesh-eating illness.

Entering The Weird World - Ripley's Believe It or Notcast Episode 19
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Entering The Weird World - Ripley's Believe It or Notcast Episode 19

When Pauline Dakin was seven years old her family went on vacation in Winnipeg, that's when her mother said they were never going back.

The President Who Got Stuck In A Bathtub - Ripley's Believe It or Notcast Episode 18
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The President Who Got Stuck In A Bathtub - Ripley's Believe It or Notcast Episode 18

How America's portliest president's legacy became tainted by pernicious porcelain.

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Ripley's Cartoon of the Day

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.

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!