Category Archives: Weird News – Ripley’s Believe It or Not!
New Zealand Goes Batty For Bird Of The Year
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! A New Zealand charity ruffled a few feathers this week after announcing the winner of their Bird of the Year award wasn’t a bird at all, but rather a...
Nov 05, 2021
Science Says There’s Always Room For Dessert
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! It’s Thanksgiving and you’ve just stuffed yourself to the brim with turkey, potatoes, stuffing, cranberry sauce, and just about everything else...
Nov 03, 2021
Wartime Ice Cream: The Secret Weapon To Boosting Morale
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! It may seem obvious that coffee and tobacco are staples for many serving in the military, but did you know ice cream has been a morale booster since World ...
Nov 02, 2021
Bringing To Life The Real Dr. Frankensteins
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! "It was on a dreary night of November that I beheld the accomplishment of my toils. By the glimmer of the half-extinguished light, I saw the dull yellow ey...
Oct 29, 2021
Hong Kong Bus Tour Company Puts Passengers to Sleep
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Do you struggle to get a good night’s sleep? Let the motions of the open road lull you to bed aboard Ulu Travel’s five-hour bus ride to nowhere...
Oct 29, 2021
Return Of The King (Of Pudge) At Katmai’s Fat Bear Week
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Every year, Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska hosts a one-of-a-kind competition, and it's not for the faint of appetite. Aptly titled "Fat Bear W...
Oct 28, 2021
From Cretaceous To Famous: The Story Of Big John The Triceratops
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Sixty-six million years ago, real-life monsters roamed the Earth, including Triceratops. Although many people discount them as peaceful herbivores, a confr...
Oct 26, 2021
Going Sky High On Slovenia’s Trampoline Bridges
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Nine years ago, an idea spread like wildfire across the internet, a trampoline bridge over Paris's River Seine. Although the concept soon went viral, it re...
Oct 26, 2021
Australia Pelted With Grapefruit-Sized Hail
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! It’s currently the middle of spring in Australia, and yet earlier this week the land of giant spiders, snakes, and crocodiles endured storms that pum...
Oct 22, 2021
Is That Gum I Swallowed 7 Years Ago Still In My Stomach?
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! You probably have heard many myths and superstitions over the years: Don't break a mirror or you'll have seven years of bad luck. Don't start shaving body ...
Oct 20, 2021