Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Founder Robert Ripley Honored in Florida Tourism Hall of Fame
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Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Founder Robert Ripley Honored in Florida Tourism Hall of Fame

The OG “Florida Man.”

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Mind-Blowing Facts About Queen Elizabeth II
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Mind-Blowing Facts About Queen Elizabeth II

Nine out of 10 people alive today were born after she became queen!

Best Kids’ Mullet in the U.S. Goes to Wisconsin 8-Year-Old
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Best Kids’ Mullet in the U.S. Goes to Wisconsin 8-Year-Old

The Tennessee Top Hat. A Kentucky Waterfall. The Missouri Compromise. No matter what you call it, the mullet reigns supreme when it comes to outrageous hairstyles.

Colorado Man Uses Nose To Push Peanut 12.6 Miles up Pikes Peak
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Meghan Yani

Colorado Man Uses Nose To Push Peanut 12.6 Miles up Pikes Peak

While the trail typically takes up to 13 hours to hike, going at it on hands and knees has a tendency to slow one down.

Crime Historian Digs for Answers in D.B. Cooper Mystery
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Meghan Yani

Crime Historian Digs for Answers in D.B. Cooper Mystery

Crime historian Eric Ulis is picking up where the FBI left off in solving this infamous crime.

Ripley’s Commemorates Nik Wallenda’s Niagara Falls Walk In Wax
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Ripley’s Commemorates Nik Wallenda’s Niagara Falls Walk In Wax

Ten years later, we are still celebrating an incredible Nik Wallenda feat.

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Endurance Shipwreck Found 106 Years After Antarctic Sinking

The water's frigid temperatures kept the ship in remarkable condition.

Endurance Shipwreck Found 106 Years After Antarctic Sinking

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The Uncanny Case of the Jim Twins, Two Estranged Twins Who Led Identical Lives

They unknowingly forged lives as identical as their DNA.

The Uncanny Case of the Jim Twins, Two Estranged Twins Who Led Identical Lives

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The Medical Mystery of Tarrare, a Cannibalistic French Spy

Tarrare was the walking manifestation of one of the seven deadly sins as he prowled the cobbled streets of 18th-century Paris indulging his endless hunger.

The Medical Mystery of Tarrare, a Cannibalistic French Spy

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