Author Archives: Syndicated Content

The Kentucky Meat Shower Of 1876
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Strange rain has long fascinated humanity, and people have written a lot about it over the years. For example, in June 2009, residents of Japan's Ishikawa ...
Mar 10, 2022

The Surprising Legacy Of Sign Language In Martha’s Vineyard
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! In the late 1600s, Jonathan Lambert, a native of Kent, England, journeyed to Chilmark, a small town on the west end of Martha's Vineyard. He was Deaf, as w...
Mar 09, 2022

Monster Waves Caught Off The Coast Of Portugal
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! On October 29, 2020, NASA's Landsat 8 satellite snapped a remarkable series of images of gigantic waves breaking along Praia do Norte (North Beach) in Naza...
Mar 08, 2022

Burglarizing Black Bear "Hank The Tank" Spared Thanks To DNA Evidence
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! A 500-pound black bear named Hank was partially pardoned after DNA evidence revealed that the furry fugitive did not act alone during a seven-month crime s...
Mar 04, 2022

The Great Nantucket Sea Serpent Hoax
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! When photos of massive footprints on a sandy beach started popping up in the papers in the summer of 1937, the people of Nantucket - an isolated crescent-s...
Mar 03, 2022

America’s Alleged Trial Against Tomatoes, Not Witches, In Salem
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! According to The Packer Fresh Trends 2021 survey, 54 percent of Americans consumed more veggies last year than the year before. At the top of their grocery...
Mar 02, 2022

CARTOON 02-27-2022
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Source: CARTOON 02-27-2022
Feb 27, 2022

4,000 Luxury Cars Left Smoldering At Sea – Are They Up For Grabs?
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! A fire that engulfed a cargo ship floating in the Atlantic for a week straight has subsided, leaving the carcasses of $400 million worth of luxury vehicles...
Feb 25, 2022

Khuk Khi Kai: Thailand’s Alleged “Chicken Poop Prison”
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Much of human history has been marred with places of unthinkable brutality. From Dachau to the torture chamber of the Gravensteen castle, some torturous pl...
Feb 23, 2022

Voluntary Confinement: Regular Folks Line Up To Stay In Swiss Prison
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Many challenges and considerations go into constructing a "successful" jail. According to Samuels Group, preconceived notions abound regarding what an inca...
Feb 22, 2022