Kelsey Roslin

Kelsey Roslin

Kelsey is a believer in cryptids, a fan of all things startling and odd, a circus performer herself, owner of a strange dog, and a travel book author. Her first book is titled 111 Places in Austin That You Must Not Miss. She loves writing about everything from alien space signals to lizard fashion lines to weird roadside attractions!

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The History of Mermaids
Vintage & Historical
Kelsey Roslin

The History of Mermaids

The history of mermaids stretches back through the folklore, legends, and myths of cultures around the world.

The Early Origins of Temporary Tattoos: Hand-Painted Knees
Vintage & Historical
Kelsey Roslin

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.

How Tuberculosis Influenced Victorian Fashion
Art & Fashion
Kelsey Roslin

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.

Traditional Takedowns: The Wrestling Women of Bolivia
Sports
Kelsey Roslin

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.

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

Ripley’s Answers the Most Googled Questions of 2022

The answers you have been waiting for all year!

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Ripley's Cartoon of the Day

December 24, 2024

Cartoon of the Day

Invented in Germany around 1610, tinsel was originally a luxury decoration made from hammered silver!

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!

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