Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Meet Pythagoras: Mathematician, Philosopher, and Bean Hater
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! We don't know much about the life of Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras, who was born around 570 BC. He is most famous for giving us the Pythag...
Jun 09, 2022
Research Suggests Mushrooms Talk To Each Other
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! When we think of the brilliant flora and fauna of planet Earth, the usual suspects tend to come to mind, such as the great intelligence of dolphins, or ele...
Jun 08, 2022
Is The FBI Hiding Civil War–Era Buried Treasure?
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Even school kids understand the adage "finders keepers." But a group of Pennsylvania treasure hunters is claiming that the Federal Bureau of Investigation ...
Jun 07, 2022
Last Salem "Witch" Pardoned Thanks To Middle Schoolers
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Three centuries after being convicted of hocus pocus, the last Salem "witch" has been officially pardoned by the state of Massachusetts. Elizabeth Johnson ...
Jun 03, 2022
Was Avril Lavigne Replaced By A Double? It’s Complicated
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! The 20th anniversary of Avril Lavigne's debut album is upon us! On June 4, 2002, she introduced us to a certain Sk8er Boi, and as she steps up her public a...
Jun 02, 2022
The Chinese Opera Singer (and Spy) Who Loved Me
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! On June 30, 2009, Shi Pei Pu died in a Parisian nursing home at 70. Born in Shandong Province, Shi had enthralled Europe with his* operatic singing and gra...
Jun 01, 2022
Qing-Dynasty Vase Used As Kitchen Decor Sells For £1.2 million
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! In the early 1980s, a UK-based surgeon bought an eye-catching deep blue vase featuring metallic embellishments and animal decor typical of imperial Chinese...
May 31, 2022
Invasive Worms Get the Jump on West Coast
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Just in time for gardening season, a new worm species has wiggled its way out west, threatening California’s ecosystem with its insatiable appetite a...
May 27, 2022
Mummy Unwrapping Parties Of The Victorian Era
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! During much of the 18th and 19th century, Europeans were fascinated by Egypt, the afterlife, and everything involving mummies. The obsession was so strong ...
May 26, 2022
The Great LEGO Spill Is Still Washing Up 25 Years Later
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! From classic LEGO themes like Aquazone and Atlantis to recent minifigures like Aquaman, LEGO is no stranger to underwater adventures. Seafaring journeys ha...
May 25, 2022