Category Archives: Ripley’s Weird News
The New Zealand Coffin Club
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Coffin Club Across the north of New Zealand, a small number of strange clubs have popped up. Members are usually elderly and have set themselves to the tas...
Oct 11, 2017
Arachnophobes Beware! Samurai Spiders!
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Japanese Spider Battles As the fear of spiders affects over 30% of Americans, it is safe to suggest that you don't plan a vacation to Kajiki, Kagoshima, Ja...
Oct 11, 2017
Vampire Bats Found Feasting on Human Blood
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Vampire Bats People have always taken solace in the idea that vampire bats only consume the blood of animals in the wilderness, but new evidence proves tha...
Oct 09, 2017
Or Not: Horns on Viking Helmets
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...
Oct 09, 2017
A World First and Chance to Win with Nitro Circus’ Travis Pastrana
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! The Stunt Have you seen this yet?! Action Sport icon and Nitro Circus ringleader Travis Pastrana attempted a barge to barge, 75-foot wide gap, backflip on ...
Oct 09, 2017
Evel Knievel’s Death-Defying Descent
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Believe it or not, Knievel fractured 433 bones by the end of 1975. In Chicago, he attempted to jump over a 90-foot-long tank filled with 13 sharks. At his ...
Oct 09, 2017
A Radioactive Boar and Butterflies on Radar
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! This Week [October 1-7, 2017] A toilet seat museum goes up for sale, a radioactive boar is shot in Sweden, and daredevil Travis Pastrana achieves a world f...
Oct 09, 2017
The Boston Typewriter Orchestra
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! The Boston Typewriter Orchestra This musical ensemble eschews traditional instruments in favor of vintage typewriters. By rhythmically clacking, rolling, s...
Oct 05, 2017
Ripley’s Brought Home Some Monumental Goodies
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Monumental Goodies Believe it or not, we've acquired three incredible pieces of Hollywood memorabilia from the Prop Store auction house in London! Can you ...
Oct 03, 2017
The Abita Mystery House
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Welcome to the Abita Mystery House From voodoo and vampires to swamps and Spears (Britney, that is) Louisiana has its fair share of oddities. Tucked away i...
Oct 03, 2017
