Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Ripley’s Acquires Forrest Gump’s Box of Chocolates, Among Other New Memorabilia
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Conversation hearts and boxes of chocolates are synonymous with Valentine's Day, but no ordinary candy for Ripley's sweethearts will do. Ripley's Believe I...
Feb 13, 2023

Bones in Viking Burial Grounds Suggest They Loved their Pets
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! More than 1,000 years ago, Vikings sailed west toward England with their pets onboard their ships, according to a new study published in the journal PLOS O...
Feb 10, 2023
Spy Radio Stations that Still Broadcast Today
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Imagine you're an amateur radio operator in the 70s for a moment. You've just purchased a high-tech gadget that lets you talk with people vast distances aw...
Feb 10, 2023

“America’s Unknown Child” Mystery Finally Solved 65 Years Later
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! On a chilly February morning in 1957, a man checking his muskrat traps in Philadelphia came across a cardboard box with the naked body of a young boy insid...
Feb 09, 2023

With the Help of a Sloth, Ripley’s Aquariums Penguins Predict Chiefs Will Win Super Bowl LVII
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! With the Super Bowl days away, Ripley's Aquarium's MVPs - most valuable penguins - have made their prediction, placing all bets on the Kansas City Chiefs. ...
Feb 09, 2023

The Town of Coca-Cola Millionaires
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Imagine you could time-travel back to 1919 and do one thing to ensure an affluent future. What would it be? While your mind might race to elaborate schemes...
Feb 08, 2023

Alarm and Awe Accompany Plans to Resurrect Dodo Birds
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Thirty years ago, Jurassic Park hit theaters in a big way, leaving audience members gobsmacked by some of the most lifelike dinosaur images ever to hit the...
Feb 07, 2023
Up Close & Peculiar with a Slice of Royal Wedding Cake
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...
Feb 03, 2023

Pet Fish Leak Owner’s Credit Card Data During Live Stream
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! A Japanese gamer with nearly 100,000 subscribers on YouTube had his credit card compromised after his pet fish used it without his permission and revealed ...
Feb 03, 2023

We Have Sloths To Thank For Avocados
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Many people today find that life just doesn't provide any opportunities to take a break and wind down. By the end of a long working day, there's barely tim...
Feb 02, 2023