Category Archives: Ripley’s Weird News

A Sperm Whale’s Clicks Can Deafen Divers
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Sperm Whales Brought to fame by Herman Melville's whale-hunting epic, Moby Dick, sperm whales are some of the Earth's most mysterious creatures. With the a...
Kayla Derkach Sep 20, 2018

To Hell And Back: Michigan Town Famous For Fire, Brimstone, Ice Cream, And Weddings
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Hell, Michigan The first thing you see when you pull in to this oddly-named, warmly welcoming patch of land in eastern Michigan is Creepy Clyde. You know h...
Andrew Snook Sep 19, 2018

Life Saving World War I Gas Mask Used By American Troops
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Gas Masks As trench warfare became the dominant means of combat during the first World War, toxic gases that could seep into enemy encampments and inflict ...
Andrew Snook Sep 19, 2018

To Hell And Back: Michigan Town Famous For Fire, Brimstone, Ice Cream, And Weddings
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Hell, Michigan The first thing you see when you pull in to this oddly-named, warmly welcoming patch of land in eastern Michigan is Creepy Clyde. You know h...
Kayla Derkach Sep 19, 2018

Life Saving World War I Gas Mask Used By American Troops
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Gas Masks As trench warfare became the dominant means of combat during the first World War, toxic gases that could seep into enemy encampments and inflict ...
Kayla Derkach Sep 19, 2018

The 5 Strangest Places To Visit From Ripley’s Century Of Strange!
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! 1: A Temple Guarded By A Dragon Travel off the beaten path in Khlong Mai, Thailand, and you might stumble upon the Wat Samphran Temple-a cylindrical 17-sto...
Andrew Snook Sep 17, 2018
Rollercoasters Are Good For Breaking Up Kidney Stones
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! This Week [September 9-15th, 2018] An arm-breaking fist-pump, homecoming queen football star, and prescription roller-coasters. Fist Pump To End All Fist P...
Andrew Snook Sep 17, 2018

The 5 Strangest Places To Visit From Ripley’s Century Of Strange!
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! 1: A Temple Guarded By A Dragon Travel off the beaten path in Khlong Mai, Thailand, and you might stumble upon the Wat Samphran Temple-a cylindrical 17-sto...
Kayla Derkach Sep 17, 2018
Rollercoasters Are Good For Breaking Up Kidney Stones
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! This Week [September 9-15th, 2018] An arm-breaking fist-pump, homecoming queen football star, and prescription roller-coasters. Fist Pump To End All Fist P...
Kayla Derkach Sep 17, 2018

War Pigeons And Their Tales Of Lifesaving Bravery
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! War Pigeons Pigeons have been recorded being used in warfare as far back as the Roman Empire. They can be trained to return to specific locations, and are ...
Andrew Snook Sep 14, 2018

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