Category Archives: Ripley’s Weird News
THICKEST SKULL X-RAYED? Meet the Hammerhead!
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Hammerhead John Ferraro is the Hammerhead. His skull is more than two times thicker than the average human's, and he uses it to hammer nails into wood, sna...
Dec 08, 2017
The Man Who Survived Two Atomic Bombings
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Tsutomu Yamaguchi Naval engineer Tsutomu Yamaguchi was working in the Japanese city of Hiroshima in 1945. While the war raged in the Pacific, he had manage...
Dec 06, 2017
25,000 Pounds of Rattlesnakes Caught in Texas
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Rattlesnake Roundup Over 12.5 tons of snakes were caught for a rattlesnake festival in Sweetwater, Texas! The Sweetwater rattlesnake roundup is said to be ...
Dec 05, 2017
The Exclusive Club Obsessed with Exotic Food
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! The Explorers Club Hosting venerated guests for their willingness and courage to conquer the unknown, New York's Explorers Club hosts an annual dinner whic...
Dec 04, 2017
Ripley’s Guide to Netflix
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! The Weirdest Movies on Netflix Can't decide what to watch, or are just plain tired of re-watching old sitcoms and blockbusters at home? No problem, we scou...
Dec 01, 2017
The Deepest Fish and a Man Swallows Metal
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! This Week [November 26th-December 2nd, 2017] Fish living in the wet abyss, Griswold Christmas trees, and a man eats 15 pounds of metal. 5. DIY Civil Engine...
Dec 01, 2017
Nights of Lights Enchants St. Augustine at Ripley’s
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! It should come as no surprise that at Ripley's Believe It or Not! we relish in the strange, mind-bending artifacts and incredible history that continues to...
Dec 01, 2017
Or Not: Chameleons Change Their Color to Match their Surroundings
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 01, 2017
Corporal Wojtek: the Bear who Fought in WWII
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Wojtek the Soldier Bear After Germany seized Poland in the Blitzkrieg, Polish forces were evacuated into the Middle East to assist Britain in the Africa ca...
Nov 30, 2017
The Extinct Tasmanian Tiger: a Carnivorous Marsupial Ghost
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! The Tasmanian Tiger The Tasmanian tiger, or Thylacine, was the apex predator of Australia for a time, native to the islands of Tasmania and New Guinea, as ...
Nov 29, 2017
