Category Archives: Ripley’s Weird News
Orlando Brings You Hollywood History
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Before gossip magazines religiously covered presidential scandals, and way before celebrities flaunted their assets on social media, there was one provocat...
Nov 08, 2017
Note: Declare Your Moon Germs to Customs
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! The U.S. Customs form filled out by the Apollo 11 astronauts Collins after their return to Earth on July 24, 1969.Credit: NASA Moon Germs A mix of mundane ...
Nov 08, 2017
America Planned to Use Glowing Foxes Against Japan in WWII
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Glowing Foxes OSS insignia Can you believe the United States Government almost deployed glowing foxes to scare the Japanese people during World War II? Dur...
Nov 06, 2017
Baby Frankenstein and an Alien-infested Ranch For Sale
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! This Week [October 29-November 4, 2017] A Frankenstein baby born on Halloween, the Pope falls asleep at prayer, and a stellar real estate opportunity. 5. B...
Nov 06, 2017
The Nightmare Before Christmas By the Numbers
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Goodbye, Halloweentown! Hello, Christmastown! We have mixed emotions about this change. Saying goodbye to our favorite holiday, Halloween, is hard, but luc...
Nov 06, 2017
Or Not: Drinking Alcohol Will Warm You up on a Cold Night
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...
Nov 03, 2017
The Nic Cage Pyramid Tomb in New Orleans’ Oldest Cemetery
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! The Nic Cage Pyramid Actor Nicolas Cage is an eccentric man. Born Nicolas Kim Coppola, nephew of The Godfather director Francis Ford Coppola, Cage adopted ...
Nov 02, 2017
IncrEDIBLE Carvings
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Each Halloween, carved pumpkins peer out from porches around the world, a practice that stems from Irish folklore about a man named Stingy Jack. Originally...
Nov 02, 2017
Ouija Board + Fidget Spinner + Vinyl Record = Art
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! What do we even call it? When we discovered New Zealand artist Carl Ingram’s art, we loved it, but had no idea what to call it. Ingram spins a vinyl ...
Oct 31, 2017
Giant Robots Battle and Noise-Canceling Forks
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! This Week [October 22-28, 2017] A noise-canceling fork, a giant robot battle, and dogs who stay up all night thinking about their days. 5.Venice Local Beat...
Oct 30, 2017