Category Archives: Weird News – Ripley’s Believe It or Not!
Did the Satanic Panic Ever Really End?
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! In the 1980s, angry parents insisted that the devil was whispering to their children through heavy metal music. Listening to it would surely cost the kids ...
Oct 27, 2022
Researchers Develop Self-Administered, Painless Tattoos
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! When it comes to do-it-yourself (DIY) projects, most people think home repairs. And if you look at the stats, there's a reason for this. The average U.S. h...
Oct 26, 2022
California Bakery Makes Life-Size Han Solo Statue Out of Bread
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! It's a scene burned into the brain of every Star Wars fanatic: the moment Han Solo gets frozen in carbonite by Darth Vader. It follows Lando Calrissian's b...
Oct 25, 2022
The Deserted Kingdom of Burj al Babas
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Burj al Babas, a state-of-the art luxurious resort community in Turkey equipped with a world class aqua park, spa and a $200 million development price tag!...
Oct 24, 2022
Patient Played Saxophone Throughout His Own Brain Surgery
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! On October 10, a hospital ward in Rome's Paideia International Hospital was filled with the smooth sound of jazz as a 35-year-old patient underwent brain s...
Oct 21, 2022
How a Hamster Is Helping Pioneer Space Tourism
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! When it comes to space travelers, most people think astronauts. But history tells a different story. Animals have a long legacy of space exploration dating...
Oct 20, 2022
What Does a Self-Portrait Made by an AI Look Like? Ask Ai-Da
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Using artificial intelligence (AI) to generate photos from keywords is an exciting new way to create some really interesting art. In fact, using AI to crea...
Oct 19, 2022
Arctic-Dwelling Greenland Shark Caught off Coast of Belize
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! A Greenland shark, which has the potential to live between 250 and 500 years, was captured in July 2022 off the coast of Belize, surprising a group of rese...
Oct 19, 2022
Mystery Surrounding Penguin Egg Rejection Finally Explained
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! One of the most enigmatic birds on the planet is the erect-crested penguin. Native to New Zealand, this highly isolated species hasn't been well studied ov...
Oct 18, 2022
Getting Chased by Skaters at NOLA’s Running of the Bulls
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! You have probably heard of Spain's Running of the Bulls, an event held during the Festival of San Fermn in which people (voluntarily) flee from bovines ram...
Oct 17, 2022