Category Archives: Weird News – Ripley’s Believe It or Not!
Man Of The Hole: Last Member Of Uncontacted Tribe Dies
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Technology means the inhabitants of the Earth feel closer than ever before. News gets transmitted in the blink of an eye, and people are digitally connecte...
Sep 06, 2022
Eadweard Muybridge: Motion Picture Pioneer… And Murderer
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! The horror/sci-fi/Western mishmash film Nope is a meditation on the first motion picture, The Horse in Motion. The footage features a Black jockey and is a...
Sep 01, 2022
Endurance Shipwreck Found 106 Years After Antarctic Sinking
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Anglo-Irish explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship HMS Endurance was rediscovered in 2022 more than 100 years after it sank in the depths of the Antar...
Aug 31, 2022
Pet Supply Company Offers $150 Toward Dog-Inspired Tattoos
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Did you know that August 26 is National Dog Day? Founded in 2004 by the Pet Lifestyle Expert and Animal Welfare Advocate, the day celebrates dogs of every ...
Aug 30, 2022
Death’s Undeniable Presence In Portugal’s Chapel Of Bones
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! A visit to vora, Portugal's Capela dos Ossos (Chapel of Bones) comes with the chilling preface: "Ns ossos que aqui estamos, pelos vossos esperamos," which ...
Aug 30, 2022
Best Kids’ Mullet In The U.S. Goes To Wisconsin 8-Year-Old
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! An eight-year-old from Wisconsin is throwing a party in the back after his quirky mane helped him beat out almost 700 contenders for 2022's Kids Mullet Cha...
Aug 26, 2022
Japan’s Cuddly Rabbit Island Has A Dark Past
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Around the world are countless animal sanctuaries where species can live in harmony. Off the coast of Japan exists a unique sanctuary: an island full of ra...
Aug 25, 2022
Escape the Ordinary with Ripley’s Brand-New Book!
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Feeling bored? Ripley's Believe It or Not! Escape the Ordinary is here to transport you to a world beyond imagination - where truth is always stranger than...
Aug 25, 2022
The Cursed Rocks And Guilty Tourists Of Uluru
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! In the heart of Australia lies one of the continent's greatest tourist attractions and indigenous sites: the monolith Uluru. Formerly known as Ayers Rock, ...
Aug 24, 2022
Survivor Dog Lost For Two Months Rescued By Cave Explorers
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Gerry Keene and Rick Haley are regular visitors to the Berome Moore Cave north of Perryville, Missouri, according to ABC 7. The spelunkers have been involv...
Aug 23, 2022