Category Archives: Weird News – Ripley’s Believe It or Not!
Spice Up Your Life! Interview With A Spice Girls Doll Collector
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Here at Ripley's, we take pride in honoring the unbelievable. So when Adam Weatherly came to our attention, we felt compelled to speak with him and honor h...
Jul 11, 2022
The Quiz Show Rigging Scandal
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! It wasn't long after the invention of the television that game show and quizzing programs began making their big on-screen debut. While we all enjoy a cozy...
Jul 08, 2022
The 19th-Century Entrepreneur Who Pioneered Modern Ice Cream
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Without the talented mind of girl boss, Agnes B. Marshall, ice cream would simply not be what it is today. Now, we have ice cream shops where people line t...
Jul 07, 2022
How Did People Book Flights Before The Internet?
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! In today's day and age, you can secure a seat on a flight simply with the click of a few buttons. In a matter of minutes, your confirmation will come throu...
Jul 06, 2022
Shark-Liver-Eating Serial Killer Whales Lock Down South Africa’s Coast
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Perhaps the most iconic line from 1991's "The Silence of the Lambs" comes from Dr. Hannibal Lecter (played by Anthony Hopkins): "I ate his liver with some ...
Jul 05, 2022
Amazon Alexa May Soon Sound Like Your Dead Relatives
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! The chance to be reunited with deceased loved ones is something money can't buy even the richest man in the world, but Jeff Bezos (well, the company he fou...
Jul 01, 2022
Did A Meteorite Lead To This City’s Extinction?
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Thirty-seven miles outside of Flagstaff, Arizona, sits a reminder of the untold and nearly unpredictable forces at work above our heads. As you drive throu...
Jun 30, 2022
Why Do Vermont Homes Have Crooked Windows?
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! From verdant forested lands to rolling emerald hills, Vermont is chock-full of pastoral landscapes, scenic wilderness hikes, and picturesque covered bridge...
Jun 30, 2022
Up Close & Peculiar With Vintage Spy Gear!
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...
Jun 29, 2022
The Surprisingly Long History Of Real Flying Cars
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! For decades, people have dreamed about the possibility of hitting the skies in their own personal flying car. Think about it - wouldn't it be nice to trade...
Jun 29, 2022