Engrid Barnett

Engrid Barnett

Engrid is an award-winning travel writer and cultural geographer who’s long cultivated an obsession with cryptids, vintage tattoos, roadside attractions, and abandoned places. Her public descent into the weird began in 2017 after signing on with Ripley’s Believe It or Not! A longtime fan of Robert Ripley’s cartoons and quirky trivia, she relishes sorting fact from fiction and feeling mind boggled every step of the way. You can also catch her work in Wild West, Rova, Nevada Magazine, American Trails Magazine and more.

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New Cereal Made To Be Eaten With Orange Juice, Not Milk
Food
Engrid Barnett

New Cereal Made To Be Eaten With Orange Juice, Not Milk

Tropicana claims consumers are in for an “unforgettable breakfast experience.” (No word on whether that’s good or bad.)

Anna Wintour, the Inspiration Behind "The Devil Wears Prada"
People
Engrid Barnett

Anna Wintour, the Inspiration Behind "The Devil Wears Prada"

The fashion maven continues to turn heads and take names with her no-holds-barred style.

Released Documents Reveal Plan to Nuke the Moon
Science & Technology
Engrid Barnett

Released Documents Reveal Plan to Nuke the Moon

Millions of taxpayer dollars funded the bizarre and unbelievable research.

Proto-NFT? Receipt for Invisible Art From 1959 Sells for $1.2 Million
Art & Fashion
Engrid Barnett

Proto-NFT? Receipt for Invisible Art From 1959 Sells for $1.2 Million

Upon the purchase of one of Yves Klein’s imaginary zones, the artist went through an elaborate ritual with the buyer, which sometimes included burning the receipt.

Scottish Group Builds World's Largest Insect Hotel
Animals
Engrid Barnett

Scottish Group Builds World's Largest Insect Hotel

Creepy crawlies are swarming to the latest and greatest in insect accommodations.

Catch of the Day: A 12,000-Year-Old Woolly Mammoth Tooth
Vintage & Historical
Engrid Barnett

Catch of the Day: A 12,000-Year-Old Woolly Mammoth Tooth

The 7-pound dental discovery proved more than New England scallopers bargained for.

Monster Waves Caught Off the Coast of Portugal
Places
Engrid Barnett

Monster Waves Caught Off the Coast of Portugal

A once sleepy fishing hamlet turned surfer magnet, Nazaré, Portugal, has garnered a reputation for attracting the planet’s most dauntless big wave surfers.

America's Alleged Trial Against Tomatoes, Not Witches, in Salem
Vintage & Historical
Engrid Barnett

America's Alleged Trial Against Tomatoes, Not Witches, in Salem

One man decided to prove once and for all the edibility of tomatoes.

Voluntary Confinement: Regular Folks Line Up To Stay In Swiss Prison
Places
Engrid Barnett

Voluntary Confinement: Regular Folks Line Up To Stay In Swiss Prison

Hundreds of applicants vie to spend time in a Zurich clinker.

Sun Causes 40 SpaceX Starlink Satellites To Rain Down Above Earth
Science & Technology
Engrid Barnett

Sun Causes 40 SpaceX Starlink Satellites To Rain Down Above Earth

They were part of a batch of 49 satellites sent up in early February 2022.

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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!