Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Always The Backup, Never The Starter: Tom Brady’s Rise To Football Stardom
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Since the dawn of the millennium, Tom Brady has been the defining image of American football, shattering records left and right and bringing home a record-...
Feb 04, 2021

From Pigskin Past To Record-Setting Cheers: Boning Up For Super Bowl LV
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Super Bowl LV goes down this weekend and defending champs Kansas City Chiefs are taking on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Tampa's Raymond James Stadium. This ...
Feb 03, 2021
Make No Apologies
I wrote this a while back, but I need to hear it every now and again, and now is the time! You can listen, read or delete – but whatever you decide, make no apologies. I apologize. I'm sorry if ...
Feb 03, 2021
Ham the Space Chimp: The World’s First Ape in Space
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Three months before Alan Shepard became the first American human in space, the U.S. launched a chimpanzee astronaut. His name was Ham, and he was set into ...
Jan 31, 2021

Why Does A Groundhog Control The Weather?
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Punxsutawney Phil is, without a doubt, the most famous groundhog around. This 135-year-old woodland critter is responsible for telling the world whether or...
Jan 29, 2021

Japanese Entrepreneur Wants to Analyze Your B.O.
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! [January 25-January 31, 2021] A monster surprise, Bigfoot legislation, and the disappearance of a beloved mannequin-all round-up in this week’s weird...
Jan 29, 2021

Hetty Green: Witch Of Wall Street Or Feminine Finance Icon?
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! A woman of both surly demeanor and stock market savvy, Hetty Green rose to the top of the male-dominated world of finance to amass a fortune worth as much ...
Jan 28, 2021
Remind Me?
I’d like to think I would remember a lot of things on my own but the truth of the matter is I would forget a lot of things on my own, that’s why I love my calendar. Was it kind of me to re...
Jan 27, 2021

The Lincolns Brought Spiritualism And Seances To The White House
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! It was 1862, and the Civil War was raging with no end in sight. A troubled President, Abraham Lincoln, was left to ponder and pace the White House halls in...
Jan 26, 2021

Rare Snowfall Dusts The Sahara Desert
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! [January 18-January 24, 2021] A mysterious art heist, an Oscar-worthy pup, and a pristine dinosaur butthole-all round-up in this week's weird news from Rip...
Jan 22, 2021