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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The Great Wall Has Stood for Centuries Thanks To Sticky Rice
Places
Engrid Barnett

The Great Wall Has Stood for Centuries Thanks To Sticky Rice

In China, some ancient building techniques proved downright delicious…

Beauty and Brawn: How Female Circus Performers Rewrote the Rules
Vintage & Historical
Engrid Barnett

Beauty and Brawn: How Female Circus Performers Rewrote the Rules

From sharpshooters to human cannonballs, check out these gender-role-defying entertainers of the 19th and 20th centuries. 

Beauty and the Beast: The Wild History of Female Animal Trainers
Animals
Engrid Barnett

Beauty and the Beast: The Wild History of Female Animal Trainers

Let’s take a look at some of the first women to perform as animal trainers and the daring career paths they forged along the way.

Female Circus Performers: Overcoming the Odds
Vintage & Historical
Engrid Barnett

Female Circus Performers: Overcoming the Odds

Find out about some of the most inspiring women to ever grace circus and sideshow stages.

The Christmas Spirit Lives Year-Round in These Us Towns
Places
Engrid Barnett

The Christmas Spirit Lives Year-Round in These Us Towns

From the North Pole to the Star of Bethlehem, get a load of these on-going festivities.

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Ripley's Cartoon of the Day

January 2, 2025

Cartoon of the Day

Apollo 11 astronauts went through Customs upon returning from the moon.

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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