Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Making Banksy: Millionaire Graffiti Artist’s Identity Still a Mystery
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! In 2010, the artist and provocateur known as Banksy became one of Time magazine's top 100 most influential people. In the process, he joined the ranks of L...
Apr 13, 2023
40 Years Ago, Time Magazine Put A Personal Computer On Its Front Cover
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Every year since 1927, Time magazine has honored the "Person of the Year”. That is, for one major exception, the one year when Time didn't. The year ...
Apr 12, 2023
‘Ice Age’ Discovery: 30,000-Year-Old Squirrel Found in Canada
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! The Ice Age franchise that began in 2002 contains many hilarious scenes featuring Scrat, a saber tooth squirrel. The fuzzy guy gets into plenty of trouble ...
Apr 11, 2023
An Australian Company Created A Meatball Made Of Woolly Mammoth
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Would you eat a meatball made of lab-grown meat? What if the meat was made from the genetic material of a woolly mammoth? If your answer was yes, the Austr...
Apr 07, 2023
The Barney Backlash That Fueled A Generation
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Today, we are taking a deep dive into the lovable dinosaur sensation that captivated the minds of children all around the world. That’s right, I am t...
Apr 06, 2023
The Closest Living Relative Of Extinct ‘Bigfoot’ Found?
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! For decades, the legend of Bigfoot has fascinated people around the globe. Is the massive 10-foot-tall ape-like creature with shaggy hair a human relative ...
Apr 06, 2023
The Real Nacho Libre: The Unbelievable Life Of Fray Tormenta
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Over the course of a human lifespan, the average person will work approximately 90,000 hours. (Apparently, punching the time clock sneaks up on you.) As fo...
Apr 05, 2023
Humans May Soon Live Twice As Long
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! St. Augustine, Florida, hosts the "Fountain of Youth," but it has proven pretty stingy on doling out enteral life over the years. The idea of a living spri...
Apr 04, 2023
Joseph Pujol And The Fart Worth $100,000
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Let's address the title immediately, shall we? How could a fart be worth $100,000? Well, here on Ripley's History Off the Record, we run the VPN and throw ...
Mar 31, 2023
Engineers Create 3D Printed Cheesecake Made Of Edible Ink
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! A group of mechanical engineers from Columbia University have 3D printed an edible, albeit slightly odd-looking, cheesecake, and it may not be too long bef...
Mar 31, 2023