Are We Facing a Redhead Extinction?
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Are We Facing a Redhead Extinction?

Only about 4–5 percent of the world's population carries the gene for red hair.

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Are We Facing a Redhead Extinction?
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Noelle Talmon

Are We Facing a Redhead Extinction?

Only about 4–5 percent of the world's population carries the gene for red hair.

Hair-Raising Facts About the Queen of Country, Dolly Parton
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Hair-Raising Facts About the Queen of Country, Dolly Parton

Let’s take a break from that “9 to 5” to learn a little more about Dolly.

How Tall Was Napoleon Bonaparte Actually?
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Ripley's Believe It or Not!

How Tall Was Napoleon Bonaparte Actually?

French inches were longer than English inches.

Could Walt Disney Really Be Cryogenically Frozen?
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Could Walt Disney Really Be Cryogenically Frozen?

Scientists prepared the first cryogenically frozen man two weeks after Walt Disney’s death.

Luckiest Or Unluckiest Man In The World?
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Chris Littlechild

Luckiest Or Unluckiest Man In The World?

He's escaped a fatal plane crash, a sinking bus, and even an exploding car!

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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

May 6, 2024

Cartoon of the Day

The Beaufort scale, created by Britain's Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort in 1805, is one of the first scales to estimate wind speeds.

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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