Category Archives: Ripley’s Weird News
Santa’s Sleigh is Pulled by Female Reindeer
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Female Reindeer Believe it or not, both male and female reindeer grow antlers, and despite the depiction of Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, D...
Dec 21, 2017
Eels to Orchestras: Ripley’s Guide to Holiday Pies
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! The Weirdest Pies Pies date as far back as ancient Egypt, with the very first pies having their crusts made out of reeds, which weren't eaten, but instead ...
Dec 18, 2017
World’s 10 Weirdest Christmas Traditions
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Weird Christmas Traditions While our own fascination with fruit cake and socks may be weird enough for some, let us take you around the world to find some ...
Dec 18, 2017
Or Not: Dog Myths We All Fall For
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...
Dec 14, 2017
Ripley’s Gingerbread House Hollywood Christmas Parade Debut
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! The Ripley's Gingerbread House To get into the holiday spirit, Ripley's had three-time National Gingerbread House Competition winner, Patricia Howard, crea...
Dec 14, 2017
The Times Square Ball Drops Into Ripley’s
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Times Square Ball It's a chilly evening. You're standing in a crowd of millions, maybe even billions. You can hear cheers, laughter and the occasional sigh...
Dec 14, 2017
Meet Santa Claus’s Scary Friends
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Christmas Monsters Inspired by elements of various pagan figures in Europe, jolly old Santa Claus has a whole host of strange and scary friends across many...
Dec 13, 2017
Human Unicorns Are Real
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Human Unicorns While the search for the mythical horned horse of legend continues, Robert Ripley found his first human unicorn in 1930. Ripley discovered a...
Dec 11, 2017
7-Year-Old Drafted in Russian Military and Self-Service Waffle House
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! This Week [December 3-9th, 2017] 5. Plane Lands for Bathroom Break You probably know to use the restroom before you get on a plane, but after the bathrooms...
Dec 09, 2017
A New Ripley’s Holiday Tradition
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Hollywood Christmas Parade Robert Ripley famously loved Christmas, mailing unbelievably detailed, hand-illustrated cards to his colleagues and loved ones e...
Dec 08, 2017
