When LeRoy Robert Ripley was growing up in his native Santa Rosa during the turn of the 20th century, he was known as a reserved boy who was often punished for doodling in class. Thanks to the ...

Robert Ripley made a name for himself by asserting truth in the unbelievable. An icon for all things bizarre, Ripley aroused curiosity in American audiences by providing them with strange facts and ...

Robert L. Ripley (December 25, 1890 – May 27, 1949) was an American cartoonist, entrepreneur, and amateur anthropologist who is known for creating the Ripley's Believe It or Not! newspaper panel ...

Strange occurrences, odd historical facts and unusual artistic and social activities are explored. Ripley's Believe It or Not! is the name of several documentary television series based on the ...