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Open your eyes to a world beyond the ordinary with our newest book: Seek the Strange! 👀
Packed with 256 pages of strange-but-true stories, jaw-dropping photos, and more, this newest edition continues the tradition of celebrating the world’s most unbelievable stories.
You can pre-order your copy NOW, or catch Seek the Strange on book shelves near you on September 9, 2025. 👉 bit.ly/RipleysSTS
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Twenty camels were disqualified from the 2026 Camel Beauty Show Festival for undergoing cosmetic procedures, including Botox.
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Australian skydiver Adrian Ferguson had to cut himself free from his reserve parachute in 2025 after it snagged on the plane's tail and left him dangling at 15,000 feet!
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In 2026, Fatou the gorilla celebrated her 69th birthday at the Berlin Zoo with a special vegetable feast.
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Babajide Israel Adebanjo of Nigeria twerked for 3 hours 30 minutes in 2024 to raise awareness about depression and mental health.
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In 2025, a cyclist plunged 130 feet into a French ravine and astonishingly survived three days with only wine.
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"Eye" See The Problem Here! Doctors removed a 2.8-wriggling worm from the eye of Indian farmer Jasubhai Patel, who may have contracted it from a dog bite 12 years earlier.
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After injecting himself with snake venom hundreds of times, Tim Friede developed antibodies helping scientists create a universal antivenom.
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A London skyscraper being built in 2013 reflected sunlight so intensely that nearby cars began to melt.
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In the U.S., single women own about 2.72 million more homes than single men.
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At one day old, baby reindeer are faster than Olympic sprinters!
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Cuttlefish change the color and texture of their skin to confuse crabs, making them less aware of danger.
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This mysterious African mask isn’t just artwork — it’s tied to royal ceremonies, ancient legends, and a spirit figure feared for its unpredictable power.
The Bwoom mask stands as a powerful reminder that every object has a story, and some stories have survived for centuries.
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In 2009, Usain Bolt was gifted a 3-ton segment of the Berlin Wall.
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The USA women’s basketball team hasn’t lost an Olympic game since 1992, creating one of the longest winning streaks in Olympic history.
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The dark side of Barney & Friends was WAY stranger than most people remember…
At the height of Barney mania in the ‘90s, college students held “Barney bashing” events, parents formed an “I Hate Barney Secret Society,” and stuffed purple dinosaurs were literally smashed with hammers.
So how did the world’s friendliest dinosaur become one of the most hated TV characters ever? Catch the full story here. 👇 bit.ly/4drPZaP
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Still groggy from surgery, a Florida cat named George escaped the vet in 2025 and trekked nearly 3 miles home to his favorite chair.
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Sand cats, found in the Sahara, need little water and often obtain most of their moisture from their prey.
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Floating off the coast of England is a giant abandoned sea fortress built to stop a French invasion… that never happened.
Over the years, No Man’s Land Fort transformed from a military base into a luxury hotel, before becoming the site of a bizarre standoff when a developer literally barricaded himself inside
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Research shows that dogs exposed to human stress scents become more pessimistic, hesitating more in uncertain situations.
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