Author Archives: Syndicated Content
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...
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. ...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
May 24, 2023
Ripley’s Round Trip: The World’s Most Bizarre Natural Phenomena
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Today we're taking a Ripley's Round Trip to check out the most bizarre natural phenomena around the world including a few that Robert Ripley himself witnes...
May 19, 2023
Is The Tasmanian Tiger Still Alive? Some Researchers Think So
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! The Tasmanian tiger, long believed to have gone extinct in 1930s, may have survived for several more decades and may even still exist in the Australian wil...
May 19, 2023
The Secrets And Drama Behind The World’s Richest Dog
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! It's the stuff that dreams are made of. Bikini-clad companions, gold-flake-covered steaks, a mansion with a private pool, a Netflix series, and millions up...
May 18, 2023