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Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Up Close & Peculiar More than 100 years ago, the globetrotting Robert Ripley began collecting artifacts from his journeys around the world, which today...

Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! A Japanese gamer with nearly 100,000 subscribers on YouTube had his credit card compromised after his pet fish used it without his permission and revealed ...

Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Many people today find that life just doesn't provide any opportunities to take a break and wind down. By the end of a long working day, there's barely tim...

Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Playing cards originated in 9th century China, spreading across Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa before making their way to Europe. From t...

Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Since ancient times, people have turned to the sky for signs. And because of the eye's tendency to look for and recognize patterns, even in random formatio...

Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! A young girl from the town of Cumberland, Rhode Island, sent a letter to her local police department earlier this month requesting DNA testing on food alle...

Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Today, we are rewinding back and looking at the obsession humans have had over apocalyptic prophecies. We're going to be taking a closer look at some of th...

Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Humans have celebrated dogs as their best friends since time immemorial. But the relationship between humans and cats could be characterized as more ambiva...

Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Few places on the planet are as remote and mysterious as the world's oceans. According to the National Ocean Service, "More than 80 percent of our ocean is...

Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! The Venardos Circus had its first show at a county fair in 2014. Today, the circus tours the U.S. with a talented cast of performers - plus their children!...