Category Archives: Ripley’s Weird News
The Real Story That Inspired The Beauty And The Beast
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! The Real Beauty and the Beast Believe it or not, the beast from a tale as old as time was based on a real story. He was indeed covered in hair and regarded...
Oct 31, 2018
Living With The Dead In The Manila North Cemetery
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! How's this for a real-life tale from the crypt: El Cementerio del Norte, the Manila North Cemetery in the Philippines, is a verifiable city of the dead-but...
Oct 30, 2018
Living With The Dead In The Manila North Cemetery
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! How's this for a real-life tale from the crypt: El Cementerio del Norte, the Manila North Cemetery in the Philippines, is a verifiable city of the dead-but...
Oct 30, 2018
Mysterious Rectangular Iceberg Found In The Antarctic
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! This Week [October 21-27, 2018] Building a church without a permit, the Vatican's own Pokmon Go, an against-the-odds lotto win, and an unusual ice cube. Bu...
Oct 27, 2018
Mysterious Rectangular Iceberg Found In The Antarctic
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! This Week [October 21-27, 2018] Building a church without a permit, the Vatican's own Pokmon Go, an against-the-odds lotto win, and an unusual ice cube. Bu...
Oct 27, 2018
Victorian Self-Care: Dr. Macaura’s “Blood Circulator”
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Victorian Massagers Dr. Gerald Macaura patented a device he dubbed a "blood circulator" in 1869. The device utilized a hand-crank to pulsate, creating a vi...
Oct 26, 2018
The Real Scientist That Inspired Frankenstein
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! The Real Dr. Frankenstein When asked what inspired her to write her tale of gothic horror, Frankenstein author Mary Shelley often says she wrote her book i...
Oct 26, 2018
5 Animal “Facts” Snapple Got Wrong
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Snapple, the tea and juice brand, is still using its "Real Facts" campaign, but these truths are not always entirely accurate, especially when it comes to ...
Oct 26, 2018
Princess Leia’s Hair Was Inspired By Real Mexican Rebels
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Princess Leia's Hair Star Wars heroine Princess Leia was fearless in battle, dedicated to taking down the Empire, and one of the Rebel Alliance's greatest ...
Oct 26, 2018
Victorian Self-Care: Dr. Macaura’s “Blood Circulator”
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Victorian Massagers Dr. Gerald Macaura patented a device he dubbed a "blood circulator" in 1869. The device utilized a hand-crank to pulsate, creating a vi...
Oct 26, 2018
