Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Mind-Blowing Facts About Queen Elizabeth II
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Queen Elizabeth II spent 70 years of her 96-year-long life reigning over the British Isles and the Commonwealth. During her extraordinary lifetime, Elizabe...
Sep 12, 2022

17th-Century ‘Vampire’ Found Buried With Sickle Over Her Neck
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Spooky season has officially begun after Polish archaeologists discovered the remains of a woman once believed to have been a vampire, complete with a sick...
Sep 09, 2022
Speaking In Reverse With The Backwards Dude
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Meet John Austin, a seemingly typical guy with a passion for filmmaking and video production living in Charlotte, North Carolina. Something you couldn̵...
Sep 08, 2022

Why We Have Our Best Ideas In The Shower
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Let's set the scene. It's either first thing in the morning once you hop out of bed or after your evening workout, or maybe even in the middle of the day i...
Sep 08, 2022

Headless Blemmyes: The Cryptid You’ve Never Heard Of
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! When it comes to cryptozoology, a handful of staple creatures get all the attention and cable television programs. These include Sasquatches, water monster...
Sep 07, 2022

Man Of The Hole: Last Member Of Uncontacted Tribe Dies
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Technology means the inhabitants of the Earth feel closer than ever before. News gets transmitted in the blink of an eye, and people are digitally connecte...
Sep 06, 2022

Eadweard Muybridge: Motion Picture Pioneer… And Murderer
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! The horror/sci-fi/Western mishmash film Nope is a meditation on the first motion picture, The Horse in Motion. The footage features a Black jockey and is a...
Sep 01, 2022

Endurance Shipwreck Found 106 Years After Antarctic Sinking
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Anglo-Irish explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship HMS Endurance was rediscovered in 2022 more than 100 years after it sank in the depths of the Antar...
Aug 31, 2022

Pet Supply Company Offers $150 Toward Dog-Inspired Tattoos
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Did you know that August 26 is National Dog Day? Founded in 2004 by the Pet Lifestyle Expert and Animal Welfare Advocate, the day celebrates dogs of every ...
Aug 30, 2022

Death’s Undeniable Presence In Portugal’s Chapel Of Bones
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! A visit to vora, Portugal's Capela dos Ossos (Chapel of Bones) comes with the chilling preface: "Ns ossos que aqui estamos, pelos vossos esperamos," which ...
Aug 30, 2022