Up Close & Peculiar With Charles Manson
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Up Close & Peculiar With Charles Manson

How did this ordinary man become one of the most dangerous cult leaders of all time?

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The Ouija Board: Summoner Of Spirits Or Vintage Dating Game?
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The Ouija Board: Summoner Of Spirits Or Vintage Dating Game?

A man with over 300 Ouija boards and zero desire to use one.

The Legendary Impaled Skull of Phineas Gage
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The Legendary Impaled Skull of Phineas Gage

Gage’s life—and most importantly, his skull—would never be the same.

Entering The Weird World - Ripley's Believe It or Notcast Episode 19
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Entering The Weird World - Ripley's Believe It or Notcast Episode 19

When Pauline Dakin was seven years old her family went on vacation in Winnipeg, that's when her mother said they were never going back.

Unleashing Ouijazilla: The World’s Largest Ouija Board
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Unleashing Ouijazilla: The World’s Largest Ouija Board

9,000 pounds of spooky in Salem!

The President Who Got Stuck In A Bathtub - Ripley's Believe It or Notcast Episode 18
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Colton Kruse

The President Who Got Stuck In A Bathtub - Ripley's Believe It or Notcast Episode 18

How America's portliest president's legacy became tainted by pernicious porcelain.

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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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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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