Category Archives: Weird News – Ripley’s Believe It or Not!
Rare Whale Birth Witnessed by California Coast Tourists
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! The last few years have seen fascinating interactions between whales and humans. For anyone who needs a refresher, consider these top news stories. In Nove...
Jan 10, 2023
Lost for Decades, Wallet and Ring Returned to Original Owners
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Two stories of lost items reappearing decades later hit the headlines as 2022 wrapped up, seemingly reminding all of us as the new year approached that the...
Jan 06, 2023
Meet Grace Good, Circus Artist Extraordinaire!
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! World-renowned circus artist Grace Good astonishes audiences with aerial feats and fiery stunts, as well as impressive hoop and balancing acts - sometimes ...
Jan 05, 2023
Is the Phrase ‘Saved by the Bell’ about Being Buried Alive?
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! You may have heard the popular expression "saved by the bell" in reference to the popular '90s TV show or because it's equated to a centuries-old practice ...
Jan 05, 2023
The “Wicked” Bible
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! People today rely on Spell Check, Grammarly, and Hemingway to avoid typos in their written work. When the stakes prove especially high, they turn to a prof...
Jan 04, 2023
The Untold Story of Cat Domestication
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! People are wild about cats. Worldwide, humans own approximately 370 million of them, only coming in second to man's best friend, canines. Despite millennia...
Jan 03, 2023
Happy Nude Year! Japan’s Nearly Naked New Year’s Festival
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! For the past 500 years, residents of Okayama, Japan, have celebrated New Year's by assembling more than 10,000 loincloth-clad men who try their luck at cat...
Jan 01, 2023
World’s Toughest Material Has Bizarre Property, Scientists Find
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! The claim that the toughest material on Earth only gets stronger under extreme temperatures sounds like something out of a superhero movie, but according t...
Dec 30, 2022
Snoopy First Appeared in a Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Cartoon
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Believe It or Not!, Snoopy, the famous Peanuts character, made his first appearance in a Ripley's cartoon! That's right, as a kid, Charles Schulz looked up...
Dec 29, 2022
The Secret to Glass Frog Transparency Revealed
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Creatures are at their most vulnerable during sleep cycles. As a result, some get around it altogether… at least for a while. For example, newborn do...
Dec 28, 2022