Category Archives: Ripley’s Weird News
Stephen Hawking, the Genius Who Never Gave Up
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Stephen Hawking Billed as a scientist only rivaled by Albert Einstein in modern times, Stephen Hawking inspired billions in the pursuit of science and disc...
Mar 14, 2018
Curious Creatures Crawl on over to Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada!
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! The Mantis Shrimp One of the most curious creatures to call Ripley's Aquarium of Canada home is the beautiful, yet ruthless, mantis shrimp. Believe it or n...
Mar 13, 2018
Why Do the Numbers on a Roulette Wheel Add Up To 666?
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! The Devil's Game: Roulette Perhaps one day, while gambling away your children's inheritance in some nameless casino someone told you that Roulette was inve...
Mar 13, 2018
A Closer Look At Lily Slippers: Achieving A Three Inch Foot
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Unlocking our Cabinet of Curiosities, "Ripley's Rarities" takes you up close and personal with some of the most interesting exhibits collected by Ripley's ...
Mar 13, 2018
Photographing the Dead and Grieving with Spirit Photography
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Post-Mortem Photography With mortality rates for children under five sitting above 40% in the mid-1800s, death was commonplace but no less heartbreaking. A...
Mar 13, 2018
The Secret Artist Behind Mickey Mouse: Ub Iwerks
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Or Not In today's world many misconceptions have been perpetuated-becoming modern day "facts"-when, in reality, myths and hearsay have taken over. Sorry to...
Mar 11, 2018
Mermaid Sightings Throughout History Leave Us Wondering If We Believe It or Not!
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Mermaids We recently examined the evidence of unicorns possibly being real at one point in history, but could the same be said for another glittery myth-me...
Mar 11, 2018
Voodoo Dolls of Your Boss Could Improve Productivity
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! This Week [March 4th-10th, 2018] This week a woman finds a 131-year-old message in a bottle, a four-eared kitten finds a home, and voodoo dolls emerge as a...
Mar 11, 2018
Vegas in Miniature: The Hammargren House of Nevada History
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Hammargren House Just past the "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign, the Strip represents the ultimate Postmodern mishmash of impossible landscapes. Its la...
Mar 08, 2018
The Viking Giant’s Ring
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Source: The Viking Giant's Ring
Mar 08, 2018
