The History of Mermaids
The history of mermaids stretches back through the folklore, legends, and myths of cultures around the world.
Vintage & Historical
The Early Origins of Temporary Tattoos: Hand-Painted Knees
With a shorter hemline and a blank kneecap, 1920s flappers began painting pictures on their legs.
Art & Fashion
How Tuberculosis Influenced Victorian Fashion
People became enamored with the physical effects of contracting the illness. Pale skin, thin waists, and flushed cheeks were seen as quite desirable.
Sports
Traditional Takedowns: The Wrestling Women of Bolivia
Dressed in layered skirts, sandals, pigtail braids, and bowler hats, the Fighting Cholitas perform in front of hundreds of spectators, tossing each other around with perfectly practiced maneuvers.
People
Ripley’s Answers the Most Googled Questions of 2022
The answers you have been waiting for all year!
Vintage & Historical
Did the Satanic Panic Ever Really End?
From the 1980s to modern day, "Satanic Panic" may be here to stay.
Science & Technology
Awaiting the First Color Photos From the James Webb Telescope
The photos from the Hubble Space Telescope changed how we view our universe. Will the first color Webb photos do the same?
Vintage & Historical
The Mysterious Beast That Once Terrorized France
The Beast attacked more than 200 people, about half of which were killed and at least partially eaten.
Vintage & Historical
The Great Nantucket Sea Serpent Hoax
The creature visited the sleepy island in the summer of 1937, leaving footprints in the sand measuring more than five feet wide.
Science & Technology
James Webb Space Telescope Reaches Final Destination
The telescope will be able to unravel some of the mysteries of the universe.
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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!