Category Archives: Ripley’s Weird News
These Illustrations of Surgery Before Anesthetic Were Gruesome
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Surgery Before Anesthetic Anesthetic was one of just a few great breakthroughs in the surgical world. Though doctors had access to painkillers to make thei...
Jul 19, 2017
Experience the Waverly Hills Sanatorium for Yourself
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! History of Waverly Hills The Waverly Hills Sanatorium is the kind of place nightmares are made of, or so people say... Welcome to Waverly Hills Sanatorium....
Jul 17, 2017
The World’s Most Famous Conjoined Twins, Chang and Eng Bunker
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Cool Stuff, Strange Things Hosted by Ripley's lead researcher, Sabrina Sieck, let Ripley's Believe It or Not! introduce YOU to the coolest stuff and strang...
Jul 14, 2017
The Reconstruction of Nebiri, an Ancient Egyptian Dignitary
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Nebiri The 3,500-year-old Egyptian noble, Nebiri, has recently been resurrected using modern forensics. The Ancient Egyptian dignitary lived during the 18t...
Jul 12, 2017
Stunning Photos of Women’s Uniforms from World War II
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Women's Uniforms in WWII Believe it or not, 400,000 women in the US donned military uniforms during World War II. Though they were not allowed to serve com...
Jul 12, 2017
These Strange Treats Will Make You Hate Ice Cream
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Weird Ice Cream As summer heat hits its peak, we thought we'd share the strangest ice cream from around the world. Some might be just the treat you're look...
Jul 10, 2017
The World’s Biggest Heart Is Now on Display
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Blue Whale Heart Believe it or not, you can view the world's largest heart at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto! The 440lb organ is on display next to it...
Jul 07, 2017
Lady of Cao’s Gets Facial Reconstruction
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Lady of Cao More than 1700 years ago, the 20-something-year-old, Lady of Cao, ruled over a desert valley in ancient Peru. Her body was embellished with sna...
Jul 05, 2017
Ski Ballet: The Forgotten Olympic Sport We Need To Bring Back
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Ski Ballet Rarely is a sport so completely bizarre that it shows up in the world-renowned Olympics before disappearing into the snowy powder from whence it...
Jul 05, 2017
Let’s Hang out with Terrible Tommy at the Gallows
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! The Story of Terrible Tommy Believe it or not, we own Terrible Tommy's wooden gallows. Well, they're not his exactly, but rather the method in which Tommy ...
Jul 03, 2017
