Category Archives: Weird News – Ripley’s Believe It or Not!

Gastro-Royal Chronicles: The King Who Ate Himself to Death
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! The captivating story of 18th-century King Adolf Frederick is not dotted with conquests, alliances, or royal intrigues. In fact, King Adolf's reign was a l...
Sep 14, 2023

Meet Some Of The Ocean’s Deepest Diving Mammals
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! When you start diving into the world of marine mammals, incredible records begin to emerge. Daily, these creatures of land and sea are torn between two of ...
Sep 13, 2023

Sink Your Teeth Into This! Two Dinosaur-Sized Alligators Discovered
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! The largest reptile in North America, the American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), inhabits the freshwater wetlands of the southeastern United Stat...
Sep 12, 2023

Severe Drought in Texas Exposes 113-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Tracks
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! A long trail of dinosaur tracks recently appeared in a state park near Dallas, Texas, following a drought. The tracks, which are 113-million years old, wer...
Sep 08, 2023

3 Reasons Why Octopuses Keep Surprising Scientists
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Deep below the surface, the ocean is brimming with plants and animals yet to be discovered. Remarkably, the species we have already found are full of secre...
Sep 07, 2023

Ripley’s Round Trip: The Mysterious Coral Castle
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Today, on Ripley's Round Trip, we’re taking you on a journey to the enchanting Coral Castle Museum in South Florida, an extraordinary stone sculpture...
Sep 01, 2023

The Largest Search For The Loch Ness Monster In 50 Years
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! A large gathering of monster hunters congregated in Scotland on August 26th and 27th in an attempt to find the elusive Loch Ness monster. The event, dubbed...
Sep 01, 2023

5 Surprising Facts You Never Knew About Seahorses
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Seahorses are whimsical-looking ocean creatures that are more than just interesting on the outside. These "horses of the sea" can range in size from under ...
Aug 31, 2023

Octopus Moms Use Hot Tubs to Make Their Eggs Hatch Faster
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Octopuses are some of the coolest and smartest critters in the ocean. Although they’ve been studied for years, cephalopod life cycles and behaviors c...
Aug 29, 2023
Up Close & Peculiar: Roosevelt’s Top Hat
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Up Close & Peculiar More than 100 years ago, the globetrotting Robert Ripley began collecting artifacts from his journeys around the world, which today...
Aug 25, 2023