Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Lost and Found: Ripley’s Resurfaces Lost Apollo 11 Moonwalk Reels
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! In 1890, William Dickson unveiled the Kinetograph, making the first moving pictures possible. Within two years, he debuted the Kinetoscope, which projected...
Nov 14, 2022

Werner Härtl Creates Beautiful Paintings… Out of Cow Poop
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! German artist Werner Hrtl creates intricate paintings celebrating Bavaria's rural heritage while using a surprising medium: cow dung! Poop Portrait Despite...
Nov 10, 2022

The War Against Spotted Lanternflies, as Told by a Native Pennsylvanian
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! As someone who was born and raised in Pennsylvania, I am well aware of the weirdness of the Keystone State. From a town that's perpetually on fire to Phill...
Nov 10, 2022

Saskatchewan Country Closeup – Morgan Robertson
Morgan Robertson is a young singer-songwriter from small town Saskatchewan. Her passion for music began with fiddle lessons at the age of six. She has expanded her craft since then to playing guitar a...
Nov 08, 2022

Missing Woman Found Inside 23-Foot-Long Sumatran Python
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! The tropical rainforests of the island of Sumatra in Indonesia represent a veritable "Garden of Eden." Millions of verdant acres of lush jungle remain unto...
Nov 08, 2022

Artist Cedric Laquieze Turns Dead Insects Into Fairies!
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Netherlands-based artist Cedric Laquieze turns dead insects into fairies! Believe It or Not!, Cedric has created hundreds of these peculiar pixies since st...
Nov 07, 2022

Saskatchewan Country Closeup – Katelyn Lehner
She may be a new name, but the Saskatchewan singer-songwriter is already proving herself as a rising talent. Her much-anticipated debut EP "10 Bucks", produced by CCMA award winning producer Bart McKa...
Nov 04, 2022

Swiss Break Record with 1.2-Mile-Long Passenger Train
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! The Swiss have commemorated the 175th anniversary of their first railway by launching a record-breaking 1.2-mile-long passenger train consisting of 100 car...
Nov 04, 2022

There’s a Giant, Unblinking Eyeball in Downtown Dallas
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Everything's bigger in Texas, and this proves no less true in downtown Dallas, where you'll find a 30-foot-tall lifelike sculpture of a human eyeball, red ...
Nov 04, 2022

Washington Woman Attacked by Owl… Twice
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! A Washington woman is currently living in fear of a wise guy neighbor after being attacked twice while walking near her home. Did we mention her neighbor i...
Nov 04, 2022