Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Were the Wright Brothers the First to Fly?
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Humankind has envied birds and other flying animals for millennia. The sheer exhilaration, the freedom, the ability to eschew busy airports and pricey flig...
Dec 21, 2022
Colorado 8-Year-Old Becomes Youngest to Ski 7 Continents
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! While most kids are busy trading Pokmon cards and playing Roblox, eight-year-old Maddock Lipp of Golden, Colorado, has done the astonishing. Not content to...
Dec 20, 2022
Remains of Last-Known Tasmanian Tiger Found in Museum
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! The remains of the last-known Tasmanian tiger (Thylacinus cynocephalus) were recently rediscovered at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG) in Hobart...
Dec 16, 2022
Earth’s Missing Continent That Took 375 Years to Find
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Some knowledge remains static, while other so-called facts become footnotes in history. For example, the nine planets many of us grew up learning about in ...
Dec 15, 2022
Was Egyptian Mummification Really About Preserving Bodies?
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Even a fifth grader could tell you why Egyptians mummified the dead bodies of their loved ones: They took the measure to preserve the final remains of fami...
Dec 14, 2022
Emperor’s Top-Secret Assassination Letter Finally Decoded
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! It's the kind of case the fictional professor of symbology at Harvard, Robert Langdon, would sink his teeth into. A 500-year-old mystery message from an im...
Dec 13, 2022
The Burial Cliffs of Sagada and their Hanging Coffins
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Believe It or Not!, there are cemeteries suspended from cliffs in Sagada, Philippines! They were put there by indigenous people following ancient tradition...
Dec 12, 2022
How the Black Death Is Still Affecting Our Immune Systems
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! In the 14th century, the Black Death swept through North Africa, the Middle East, and Europe, wreaking havoc on local populations. It killed indiscriminate...
Dec 08, 2022
Sultan Kösen, the World’s Tallest Man, Celebrates 40th Birthday at Ripley’s Believe It or Not!
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Towering 8 feet 3 inches tall, with the ability to not only palm a regulation NBA basketball but also drop it through the hoop with ease, Sultan Ksen is ha...
Dec 08, 2022
This Behavior-Altering Parasite Makes Wolves Go Alpha
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Whether you've studied the "hero's journey" in school or watched tons of movies, you're familiar with its powerful narrative. During this journey, the main...
Dec 06, 2022