Category Archives: Ripley’s Weird News

Why are Painted Cars Sprouting out of Nevada’s Desert Sands?
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! The International Car Forest Near Goldfield, Nevada, the International Car Forest of the Last Church looms with 40 cars, trucks, and vans planted in the de...
Feb 26, 2018
Man Burns Down House Trying to Smoke Out Skunks
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! This Week [February 18-24th, 2018] A woman gives birth on the radio, a man burns down his house chasing skunks, and Apple employees keep walking into glass...
Feb 26, 2018
Could Your Fan Kill You in Your Sleep? South Korea Believes So!
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Fan Death Believe it or not, it is popular belief in South Korea that if you leave a fan on in an enclosed room it could suck out all of the air and…...
Feb 23, 2018
Science Says No, Your Urine Is Not Sterile
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Or Not In today's world many misconceptions have been perpetuated-becoming modern day "facts"-when, in reality, myths and hearsay have taken over. Sorry to...
Feb 22, 2018

Manchester City’s Amputee Soccer Star
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Amputee Soccer Jamie Tregaskiss loves soccer. When he was six or seven, he kicked around his first ball and was soon on the field with friends. Taking to t...
Feb 21, 2018

Vintage 1930s Embalming Pump
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Source: Vintage 1930s Embalming Pump
Feb 21, 2018

A Brain Museum in Connecticut Features A Steak Signed By Pavlov
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! A Brain Museum’s Signed Steak Many people enjoy signing their names on things to leave their mark. Nearly 100 years ago, Ivan Pavlov autographed a pi...
Feb 20, 2018
A Pride of Lions Ate a Would-be Poacher
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! This Week [December 11-17th, 2018] A pride of lions get revenge on a poacher, a lonely frog looks for love, a dog returns home after 10 years, and an adven...
Feb 16, 2018
Yellowstone’s Volcano Could Wipe Us Out! What the Yell?!
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! The Bubbling Yellowstone Volcano Yellowstone National Park has been struck by three massive volcanic blasts-2.1 million, 1.3 million and 640,000 years ago-...
Feb 16, 2018

King George’s Blue Urine Gives the Color Royal Blue New Meaning
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! King George III’s Royal Blue Urine In 1810, King George III slipped into pure madness and was soon forced to retire from public life completely. He m...
Feb 16, 2018