Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Mr. Electrico: The Sideshow Magician That Inspired Author Ray Bradbury
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Ray Bradbury, author of Fahrenheit 451 and The Martian Chronicles, is among the most celebrated American science fiction writers to have ever lived. But we...
Ripley's Believe It or Not! Jun 07, 2023

UFO Roundup: The Most Out-Of-This-World UFO News (So Far!)
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Aliens have long garnered the public's fascination, whether we're talking the big-eyed grays of Roswell or more fantastical iterations of off-planet lifefo...
Ripley's Believe It or Not! Jun 06, 2023
Up Close & Peculiar: The Iconic Yellow Brick
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Up Close & Peculiar More than 100 years ago, the globetrotting Robert Ripley began collecting artifacts from his journeys around the world, which today...
Ripley's Believe It or Not! Jun 02, 2023

Golden Age Danish Artists Used Beer Byproducts in Their Paintings
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Nineteenth century Danish painters incorporated byproducts from beer in their artwork, according to a new study in the journal Science Advances. Researcher...
Ripley's Believe It or Not! Jun 02, 2023

A Porcupine? A Bird? A Reptile? Nope, It’s an Echidna!
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Your first glance of an echidna is unforgettable. And likely an experience that'll leave you rubbing your eyes or doing a double take. We don't blame you. ...
Ripley's Believe It or Not! Jun 01, 2023

Mushroom Coffins: The Earth Will Thank You Later
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Everything about standard burial practices is bad news bears when it comes to the environment. Sinking lacquered coffins and metal caskets into the ground ...
Ripley's Believe It or Not! May 31, 2023

Surviving The Apocalypse In Style: The 15-Story Underground Shelter
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Nuclear war, societal collapse, biological warfare, zombies? There are many ways the world could end - and the super-rich are already preparing for it. Bil...
Ripley's Believe It or Not! May 31, 2023

Rare Video Footage Suggests Octopuses May Experience Nightmares
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Recent observations made at The Rockefeller University in New York show an octopus potentially experiencing a nightmare. Costello, an Octopus insularis, wa...
Ripley's Believe It or Not! May 26, 2023

The Real Reason Why People Wore Powdered Wigs
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! If you ever look closely at paintings featuring our founding fathers, you'll notice the fashion at the time included some unique items - white woolen or si...
Ripley's Believe It or Not! May 25, 2023

The World’s First 3D Printed Rocket Actually Takes Off
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Did you know that the 3D printing concept dates back to 1945? Of course, it took a couple of decades for this concept to become a reality. The first forays...
Ripley's Believe It or Not! May 24, 2023