Category Archives: Ripley’s Weird News

This Fresh to Death Girl Arrives at Prom in a Coffin
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Coffin Girl Megan Flaherty is drop dead gorgeous as she arrives at prom in a hearse. Talk about making an appearance! The aspiring funeral director arose f...
Kayla Derkach May 30, 2017

Obese Chunky Monkey Enjoys Junk Food and Soda
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Cute Chubby Monkey No, we are not talking about Ben & Jerry's Chunky Monkey but Thailand's finest, Uncle Fat! Stop Feeding the Monkey The overweight Mo...
Kayla Derkach May 30, 2017
Donated Horseshoe Crab Blood Has Saved Countless Lives
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Horseshoe Crab Blood Thanks to a natural immuno-response in horseshoe crab blood, biologist shave been able to test medicine and healthcare equipment for c...
Kayla Derkach May 30, 2017
Beanie Babies: Where Are They Now?
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...
Kayla Derkach May 30, 2017
Why is There an Aluminum Foil Train in Poland?
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! The Foil Train Looking like something out of a long forgotten version of the future, artist Piotr Janowski is the man behind the foil train. Dubbed Get off...
Kayla Derkach May 30, 2017

16 Crazy Japanese Inventions
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Chindogu Inventions Chindogu is the Japanese art of inventing silly and useless gadgets to solve everyday problems. Translated literally, 'Chindogu' means ...
Kayla Derkach May 30, 2017

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