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Did Ripley Have A Heart Attack On TV’s First Reality Show?
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! First Reality Show Premiering in the spring of 1949, a TV deal was just icing on the cake for Ripley-he had already earned well over half-a-million dollars...
Dec 26, 2018
The First Radio Broadcast From Underground
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Of the many daring and dangerous radio shows produced by Robert Ripley, his foray into subterranean broadcasting is one of his more famous. It may not soun...
Dec 26, 2018
The First Odditorium And Ripley’s Legacy Of Wonder
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! While Ripley’s Believe It or Not! operates 30 odditoriums today, it all started with a temporary show at the 1933 Century of Progress World’s F...
Dec 26, 2018
Deer Poacher Sentenced To Watch Bambi While In Prison
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! This Week [December 16-22nd, 2018] Nunchucks for everyone, some really smelly socks, and a prison sentence that fits the crime. Smelly Socks Send Man To Ho...
Dec 26, 2018
Some Animals That Are Much Blinder Than Bats
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Or Not In today's world many misconceptions have been perpetuated-becoming modern day "facts"-when, in reality, myths and hearsay have taken over. Sorry to...
Dec 26, 2018
Making Adorably Small Origami Paper Cranes
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! David Kawai, of Ottwa, Ontario, Canada, uses just his fingers to make teeny tiny origami cranes. After a friend taught him how to make full-sized paper cra...
Dec 26, 2018
CARTOON 12-26-2018
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Source: CARTOON 12-26-2018
Dec 26, 2018
CARTOON 12-25-2018
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Source: CARTOON 12-25-2018
Dec 25, 2018
Over 800 unregistered vehicles caught in November: SGI
SGI spent November highlighting suspended drivers and unregistered vehicles, but people didn't seem to heed the warning. According to numbers from SGI's November traffic spotlight, there was 321 offen...
Dec 24, 2018
Be wary of choking risk over the holidays
With the busyness of Christmas, it's important to keep safety the number one priority. Choking is one of the main dangers during the holidays for all ages. Kelly Pollock, branch manager with St. ...
Dec 24, 2018