Author Archives: Syndicated Content
California Bakery Makes Life-Size Han Solo Statue Out of Bread
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! It's a scene burned into the brain of every Star Wars fanatic: the moment Han Solo gets frozen in carbonite by Darth Vader. It follows Lando Calrissian's b...
Oct 25, 2022
The Deserted Kingdom of Burj al Babas
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Burj al Babas, a state-of-the art luxurious resort community in Turkey equipped with a world class aqua park, spa and a $200 million development price tag!...
Oct 24, 2022
Patient Played Saxophone Throughout His Own Brain Surgery
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! On October 10, a hospital ward in Rome's Paideia International Hospital was filled with the smooth sound of jazz as a 35-year-old patient underwent brain s...
Oct 21, 2022
How a Hamster Is Helping Pioneer Space Tourism
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! When it comes to space travelers, most people think astronauts. But history tells a different story. Animals have a long legacy of space exploration dating...
Oct 20, 2022
What Does a Self-Portrait Made by an AI Look Like? Ask Ai-Da
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Using artificial intelligence (AI) to generate photos from keywords is an exciting new way to create some really interesting art. In fact, using AI to crea...
Oct 19, 2022
Arctic-Dwelling Greenland Shark Caught off Coast of Belize
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! A Greenland shark, which has the potential to live between 250 and 500 years, was captured in July 2022 off the coast of Belize, surprising a group of rese...
Oct 19, 2022
Mystery Surrounding Penguin Egg Rejection Finally Explained
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! One of the most enigmatic birds on the planet is the erect-crested penguin. Native to New Zealand, this highly isolated species hasn't been well studied ov...
Oct 18, 2022
Getting Chased by Skaters at NOLA’s Running of the Bulls
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! You have probably heard of Spain's Running of the Bulls, an event held during the Festival of San Fermn in which people (voluntarily) flee from bovines ram...
Oct 17, 2022
Just a Number: Group of Skydivers Over Age 80 Break Record
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! A group of eight skydivers lept into the Central Florida skies to prove age really is just a number by breaking a world record for the largest formation of...
Oct 14, 2022
Why Do Witches Ride Brooms?
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Witches are common stars of all manner of media, from books to TV shows and from movies to Halloween costumes. The thing about these varied takes on witche...
Oct 13, 2022