Robert Ripley was raised a Baptist, and among his early “believe it or not” panels is an ode to the Church of One Tree. His Believe It or Not empire earned national recognition from the chain ...

In December 1918, sports writer and cartoonist Robert Ripley was struggling to find some content for his column in the New York Globe. So he compiled and illustrated some of the quirkiest sports ...

This silent film clip shows Robert Ripley's 1932 trip to Bangkok, Thailand where he visited the Wat Arun temple. Ripley referred to it as “The Temple of Broken Dishes” as it is decorated with ...