Author Archives: Syndicated Content
The Mysterious and Dark Origins of 10 Classic Nursery Rhymes
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Nursery rhymes are among the most memorable aspects of childhood. Early exposure to them helps children develop budding literacy. In fact, early childhood ...
Nov 17, 2022
The City Built Atop a Crater and Riddled with Diamonds
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! They say diamonds are forever and Believe It or Not!, there’s a town in Germany that’s loaded with them thanks to an ancient meteorite impact! ...
Nov 16, 2022
What Happens to Your Body When You’re Struck by Lightning
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Lightning strikes on humans are rare, but they can wreak havoc on the body. Between 2006 and 2021, 444 people died from lightning strikes in the United Sta...
Nov 16, 2022
Volcanic Activity on the Moon? It’s More Recent than You Think
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Billions of years may sound like a long time to most people, but when it comes to scientific research and more specifically, geology, it's all relative. Th...
Nov 15, 2022
Lost and Found: Ripley’s Resurfaces Lost Apollo 11 Moonwalk Reels
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! In 1890, William Dickson unveiled the Kinetograph, making the first moving pictures possible. Within two years, he debuted the Kinetoscope, which projected...
Nov 14, 2022
Werner Härtl Creates Beautiful Paintings… Out of Cow Poop
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! German artist Werner Hrtl creates intricate paintings celebrating Bavaria's rural heritage while using a surprising medium: cow dung! Poop Portrait Despite...
Nov 10, 2022
The War Against Spotted Lanternflies, as Told by a Native Pennsylvanian
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! As someone who was born and raised in Pennsylvania, I am well aware of the weirdness of the Keystone State. From a town that's perpetually on fire to Phill...
Nov 10, 2022
Missing Woman Found Inside 23-Foot-Long Sumatran Python
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! The tropical rainforests of the island of Sumatra in Indonesia represent a veritable "Garden of Eden." Millions of verdant acres of lush jungle remain unto...
Nov 08, 2022
Artist Cedric Laquieze Turns Dead Insects Into Fairies!
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Netherlands-based artist Cedric Laquieze turns dead insects into fairies! Believe It or Not!, Cedric has created hundreds of these peculiar pixies since st...
Nov 07, 2022
Swiss Break Record with 1.2-Mile-Long Passenger Train
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! The Swiss have commemorated the 175th anniversary of their first railway by launching a record-breaking 1.2-mile-long passenger train consisting of 100 car...
Nov 04, 2022