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When Muhammad Ali Tried to Reunite the Beatles

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Inflation You'll Like: Massive Balloon Creations by Mike Verge
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Inflation You'll Like: Massive Balloon Creations by Mike Verge

You've never seen inflation quite like this!

Trees are Migrating West, and Scientists Aren’t Exactly Sure Why
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Noelle Talmon

Trees are Migrating West, and Scientists Aren’t Exactly Sure Why

We speak for the trees and uh... they are on the move!

Rare Whale Birth Witnessed by California Coast Tourists
Animals
Engrid Barnett

Rare Whale Birth Witnessed by California Coast Tourists

Guests on a whale-watching safari enjoyed a once-in-a-lifetime ocean-going experience.

Meet Grace Good, Circus Artist Extraordinaire!
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Meet Grace Good, Circus Artist Extraordinaire!

Grace's show-stopping feats began as a hobby in college.

The “Wicked” Bible
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Engrid Barnett

The “Wicked” Bible

One typo ruined two careers, scandalized Europe, and led to a mass-scale book purge.

Happy Nude Year! Japan's Nearly Naked New Year's Festival
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Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Happy Nude Year! Japan's Nearly Naked New Year's Festival

Ringing in the New Year... nude!

World's Toughest Material Has Bizarre Property, Scientists Find
Science & Technology
Noelle Talmon

World's Toughest Material Has Bizarre Property, Scientists Find

While other materials get increasingly more brittle as temperatures drop, this alloy gets stronger.

The Secret to Glass Frog Transparency Revealed
Animals
Engrid Barnett

The Secret to Glass Frog Transparency Revealed

The “invisible” amphibians hide in plain sight by concealing red blood cells in their liver.

Ripley’s Answers the Most Googled Questions of 2022
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Kelsey Roslin

Ripley’s Answers the Most Googled Questions of 2022

The answers you have been waiting for all year!

Researchers Develop Self-Administered, Painless Tattoos
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Engrid Barnett

Researchers Develop Self-Administered, Painless Tattoos

Do-it-yourself ink has never been easier!

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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!