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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Return Of The King (Of Pudge) at Katmai’s Fat Bear Week
Animals
Engrid Barnett

Return Of The King (Of Pudge) at Katmai’s Fat Bear Week

Unlike many humans, bears must embrace their weight gain.

From Cretaceous to Famous: The Story of Big John the Triceratops
Animals
Engrid Barnett

From Cretaceous to Famous: The Story of Big John the Triceratops

The largest known Triceratops ever recovered, Big John’s skull alone spans 6 feet 7 inches wide and 8 feet 6 inches long.

Going Sky High on Slovenia’s Trampoline Bridges
Pop Culture
Engrid Barnett

Going Sky High on Slovenia’s Trampoline Bridges

For two days, more than 5,000 people took advantage of the bouncing structure, logging more than 80,000 jumps.

The Physics-Defying State Of Matter Known As Time Crystals
Science & Technology
Engrid Barnett

The Physics-Defying State Of Matter Known As Time Crystals

Remember when you sat through science class and learned about the basic states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas? Well, it turns out there's way more, including the sci-fi–sounding "time crystals."

Blood in the Water: The Real-Life Shark Attacks That Inspired Jaws
Animals
Engrid Barnett

Blood in the Water: The Real-Life Shark Attacks That Inspired Jaws

Two weeks, five attacks, and four deaths transformed sharks into a symbol of terror.

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Ripley's Cartoon of the Day

January 1, 2025

Cartoon of the Day

In 2024, Joshua Kiser created a hat measuring 17 feet, 9.5 inches tall!

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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