Author Archives: Syndicated Content
What Was The Definitive Worst Year In History?
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Could the worst year in history have been mired in a global pandemic, experiencing quickened climate change, ravaging explosions, and people fighting for f...
Mar 12, 2021

Explosive Meteor Shakes Vermont With A Bang Equal To 440 Pounds Of TNT
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! [March 8-March 14, 2021] Body regenerating sea slugs, a 160-mile-long city, and a mysterious bathroom discovery-all round-up in this week's weird news from...
Mar 12, 2021
Did John F. Kennedy’s Back Brace Cost Him His Life?
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...
Mar 11, 2021

The Curious Creature Crew of Sputnik 9
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Today, confident scientists can at least venture a possible explanation for almost every phenomenon. Humanity's collective knowledge is expanding at an ext...
Mar 11, 2021

It's Time to be Negative!
Well, it’s an anniversary all right, but it’s not so happy. Remember last year, yep, it’s been a year since we thought, “Fine, we’ll stay in for a couple of weeks.”...
Mar 09, 2021

Female Circus Performers: Overcoming The Odds And Redefining Beauty
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Happy International Women's Day! Celebrated each March, this holiday honors women’s contributions across various fields, from economics to politics a...
Mar 08, 2021
From Military Tactic To 90s Bedroom Staple: The History Of Inflatable Furniture
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! All of you Spice Girl era babies, listen up! We’re about to revive an absolute staple of your childhood. Two words: inflatable furniture. If your roo...
Mar 05, 2021

Cuttlefish Crush Self-Control Test
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! [March 1-March 7, 2021] A mysterious sea creature, space hurricanes, and a virtual peek into history-all round-up in this week's weird news from Ripley's B...
Mar 05, 2021

The Iron Maiden: Torture Device Or Sin-Cleanser?
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! The Early Middle Ages had been dubbed the Dark Ages-unfairly considered nothing more than just that: a barbarous period of fascinating and terrifying relic...
Mar 04, 2021

The Fascinating (And Sometimes Bloody) History Of Roller Coasters
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Roller coasters have never been bigger, faster, and fiercer than they are today, but for thrill-seekers, they've been offering the ultimate rush for over 2...
Mar 03, 2021