Category Archives: Weird News – Ripley’s Believe It or Not!
Meet The Longest-Living Animals On Earth
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Some animals get the biological short end of the stick regarding longevity. Drone ants and houseflies are lucky to live past three to four weeks. And some ...
Oct 26, 2023
Halloween History: When Did Ghosts Start Saying “Boo”?
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Ask most English speakers what a ghost says, and they will probably answer "boo." It’s a word that people learn in the vernacular at a very young age...
Oct 25, 2023
Did Archaeologists Just Discover Egypt’s First Female King?
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! New excavation work at the tomb complex of Queen Meret-Neith in the Abydos desert reveal that the woman was the most powerful female during the period in w...
Oct 24, 2023
What Lives at the Bottom of the Ocean?
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Descending into the lowest depths of the ocean is akin to an extraterrestrial adventure. That said, you never leave the surface of the Earth. But the uniqu...
Oct 19, 2023
Funerary Cannibalism Was Common In Northern Europe 15,000 Years Ago
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! A new study finds that prehistoric people called the Magdalenians regularly practiced cannibalism as part of their funerary rituals. These rituals occurred...
Oct 17, 2023
Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada Turns 10 With An Underwater Livestream
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Ripley's Aquarium of Canada is turning 10 and everyone, everywhere is invited! Be a part of the celebration, and join Ripley's Aquarium of Canada as it mar...
Oct 16, 2023
Pennsylvania’s “Stoneman Willie” Finally Laid to Rest
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Residents of Reading, Pennsylvania, recently found out that saying goodbye can be hard to do. In early October, they laid to rest a local icon, "Stoneman W...
Oct 13, 2023
The Bennington Disappearances: Vermont’s Very Own Bermuda Triangle
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! You’ve heard of the Bermuda Triangle - but did you know Vermont has its very own mysterious zone? Enter Vermont's Bennington Triangle, a term coined ...
Oct 12, 2023
Record Footage Of An Extraterrestrial & You Could Win $1 Million
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! People use doorbell cameras for a variety of reasons. However, actively searching for extraterrestrial life, well, that may be a first for this modern devi...
Oct 10, 2023
‘HUGE’ 400-Pound Stingray Found in Long Island Sound
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! The Long Island Sound Trawl Survey crew in Connecticut recently trawled up an unexpected catch - a 400-pound Bathytoshia centroura, also known as a roughta...
Oct 06, 2023