Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Scientists Advance Aviation Research… With Taxidermy Drones?
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! A team of scientists in the South West is furthering aviation research by using dead birds in an unusual way-as drones! The birds, which are preserved thro...
Apr 21, 2023
The Australian Night Parrot: World’s Most Elusive Bird?
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Australia is one of the most remarkable places on Earth. A vast, beautiful land, replete with glorious beaches, a fascinating culture, and some of the most...
Apr 20, 2023
Around The World In 80 Days: 21st Century Reboots
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Since its publication in 1873, Jules Verne's Around the World in 80 Days has inspired countless knock-off journeys. Phileas Fogg's original trip covered 40...
Apr 19, 2023
The Most Unbelievable Robberies Of 2023 (So Far!)
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Some of the weirdest robberies and thefts in recent memory will blow your mind. Sure, they don't boast big players like George Clooney or Brad Pitt, but th...
Apr 18, 2023
Saskatchewan Country Closeup – Tommy John Ehman
Tommy John Ehman is our special guest on the Saskatchewan Country Closeup. We talk new music, Country At The Creek, and what’s on the way. https://media.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs....
Apr 14, 2023
Up Close & Peculiar With Artifacts Of Abraham Lincoln
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...
Apr 14, 2023
Researchers Spot and Film Ocean’s Deepest-Dwelling Fish
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Scientists working on the research vessel DSSV Pressure Drop (now named Dagon) near Japan recently filmed the deepest fish ever recorded beneath the ocean'...
Apr 14, 2023
Making Banksy: Millionaire Graffiti Artist’s Identity Still a Mystery
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! In 2010, the artist and provocateur known as Banksy became one of Time magazine's top 100 most influential people. In the process, he joined the ranks of L...
Apr 13, 2023
40 Years Ago, Time Magazine Put A Personal Computer On Its Front Cover
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Every year since 1927, Time magazine has honored the "Person of the Year”. That is, for one major exception, the one year when Time didn't. The year ...
Apr 12, 2023
‘Ice Age’ Discovery: 30,000-Year-Old Squirrel Found in Canada
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! The Ice Age franchise that began in 2002 contains many hilarious scenes featuring Scrat, a saber tooth squirrel. The fuzzy guy gets into plenty of trouble ...
Apr 11, 2023