Author Archives: Syndicated Content
The Curse of Ötzi the Iceman
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! High in a remote area of the tztal Alps in northern Italy some 5,300 years ago, tzi the Iceman was shot in the back with an arrow. Struck in a main artery,...
Oct 08, 2021

Freaky Three-Eyed Dinosaur Shrimp Emerge from Arizona Desert
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Visitors at Arizona’s Wupatki National Monument were in for a spooky surprise this week when torrential rain summoned hundreds of creepy three-eyed c...
Oct 08, 2021

Cinematic Views From The World’s Tallest Outdoor Elevator
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! At 1,070 feet tall, the Bailong Elevator in Zhangjiajie, Hunan Province, China, is the tallest, fastest, and largest loaded lift on Earth, according to Top...
Oct 07, 2021

Unmasking The Dark History Of The Moretta
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! If you've been invited to a masquerade ball this year and want to wear something that screams "creepy-casual," consider adding a moretta to your ensemble. ...
Oct 07, 2021

Edward Mordrake, The Two-Faced Hoax
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! The story of Edward Mordrake is as compelling as it is woeful. The narrative of a doomed man, cursed with a second face on the back of his head, is a stapl...
Oct 06, 2021

There Are Waterfalls Flowing In The Well of Hell
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Last week, the Omani Caves Exploration Team (OCET) made way to Yemen to discover once and for all what lies beneath a 367-foot-deep sinkhole known as the &...
Oct 01, 2021

The Disney Roller Coaster That Doubles As Medical Treatment
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! There are many physical sensations people experience when riding a roller coaster: heart flutters, a drop in the stomach, and lightheadedness, to name a fe...
Sep 30, 2021

Traditional Takedowns: The Wrestling Women of Bolivia
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Poised atop a rope in a wrestling ring in Bolivia, you'll find a woman dressed in a thick colorful skirt, her hair in swinging braids. In spite of the many...
Sep 29, 2021
Blood In The Water: The Real-Life Shark Attacks That Inspired Jaws
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! During the summer of 1916, a series of violent deaths shattered the peace of New Jersey's coastal areas. For 14 days in July, people entered the water at t...
Sep 24, 2021

Taxi Graveyard Garden Used To Feed Bangkok Drivers
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! It’s no secret that businesses worldwide have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, with industries dependent on people being out and about struggl...
Sep 24, 2021