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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We’ve Been Sleeping on the Facts Behind Bear Hibernation
Animals
Engrid Barnett

We’ve Been Sleeping on the Facts Behind Bear Hibernation

The bear-y strange truth about torpor…

Tanuki Reign of Terror on a Small UK Town
Animals
Engrid Barnett

Tanuki Reign of Terror on a Small UK Town

"There is something in the field attacking the pony, and I have absolutely no idea what it is."

America’s Favorite Pastime: Live Train Crashing
Vintage & Historical
Engrid Barnett

America’s Favorite Pastime: Live Train Crashing

A wild cascade of wreckage tossed hundreds of yards in every direction.

Thailand’s Eclectic Monkey Buffet Festival
Places
Engrid Barnett

Thailand’s Eclectic Monkey Buffet Festival

No monkeying around when it comes to these local primates!

Rediscovering The Earth's Most Enormous Bee
Animals
Engrid Barnett

Rediscovering The Earth's Most Enormous Bee

Buzzing out of "extinction."

Swirling Pinstripe backdrop
Ripley's Cartoon of the Day

January 6, 2025

Cartoon of the Day

Damselfish cultivate and protect their very own algae gardens!

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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