Category Archives: Ripley’s Weird News
Could Your Fan Kill You in Your Sleep? South Korea Believes So!
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Fan Death Believe it or not, it is popular belief in South Korea that if you leave a fan on in an enclosed room it could suck out all of the air and...kill...
Feb 23, 2018
Science Says No, Your Urine Is Not Sterile
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...
Feb 22, 2018
Vintage 1930s Embalming Pump
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Source: Vintage 1930s Embalming Pump
Feb 21, 2018
Manchester City’s Amputee Soccer Star
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Amputee Soccer Jamie Tregaskiss loves soccer. When he was six or seven, he kicked around his first ball and was soon on the field with friends. Taking to t...
Feb 21, 2018
A Brain Museum in Connecticut Features A Steak Signed By Pavlov
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! A Brain Museum's Signed Steak Many people enjoy signing their names on things to leave their mark. Nearly 100 years ago, Ivan Pavlov autographed a piece of...
Feb 20, 2018
Yellowstone’s Volcano Could Wipe Us Out! What the Yell?!
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! The Bubbling Yellowstone Volcano Yellowstone National Park has been struck by three massive volcanic blasts-2.1 million, 1.3 million and 640,000 years ago-...
Feb 16, 2018
A Pride of Lions Ate a Would-be Poacher
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! This Week [December 11-17th, 2018] A pride of lions get revenge on a poacher, a lonely frog looks for love, a dog returns home after 10 years, and an adven...
Feb 16, 2018
King George’s Blue Urine Gives the Color Royal Blue New Meaning
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! King George III's Royal Blue Urine In 1810, King George III slipped into pure madness and was soon forced to retire from public life completely. He may be ...
Feb 16, 2018
Meat Sweats Are a Real Thing
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...
Feb 15, 2018
Retracing the Real Beauty and the Beast Love Story with Alison Teal
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. The beast was indeed covered in hair and r...
Feb 15, 2018
