Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Dead Spiders Transformed Into Reanimated Necrobots
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Few moments beat the cinematic brilliance of Gene Wilder channeling Dr. Frederick Frankenstein in 1974's Young Frankenstein. As he waits for the monster he...
Aug 02, 2022
How World War II, The Slinky, And A Bolivian Cult Are All Connected
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Who walks the stairs without a care and makes the happiest sound? But of course, it can only be the Slinky! A crowd-favorite classic coil toy, the Slinky h...
Jul 29, 2022
Chess Robot Breaks 7-Year-Old Opponent’s Finger
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! A seven-year-old boy in Moscow learned a tough lesson about timing in chess last week when his robot opponent made a move that ended with a broken finger! ...
Jul 29, 2022
No Humans Are Allowed On This Island Covered In Deadly Snakes
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Approximately 90 miles off the coast of Brazil is the tiny island Ilha da Queimada Grande, which would be a beautiful place to spend an afternoon… if...
Jul 28, 2022
Will Eating Apple Seeds Poison You?
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! You may have taken some precautions while eating this crunchy snack as word on the street is that their tiny seeds can kill you! Well, it turns out that's ...
Jul 27, 2022
Prehistoric Dance Of Death Discovered In Amber
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! In the Middle Ages, a curious theme developed across parts of Europe known as the Dance of Death or Danse Macabre (via Oxford Bibliographies). Both a visua...
Jul 26, 2022
Colorado Man Uses Nose To Push Peanut 12.6 Miles Up Pikes Peak
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! *We recommend playing "Running Up that Hill" for dramatic effect while reading this story.* A 53-year-old Colorado man completed the trek up a 14,115-foot ...
Jul 22, 2022
The Centuries-Old Italian Chapel Built Into A Sheer Cliffside
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Nestled in the cliffs of Italy's Monte Baldo mountain range is an impossibly situated holy site, the Santuario Madonna Della Corona (Sanctuary of the Lady ...
Jul 20, 2022
The Universe’s Heartbeat Detected Light-Years Away
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Astronomers in North America have detected a persistent and inexplicable radio signal emitted from a galaxy many light-years away. Unlike other fast radio ...
Jul 19, 2022
Up Close & Peculiar With Admiral Motti Collectibles
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...
Jul 16, 2022