Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Why We Should Thank Sherlock Holmes For The Invention Of Forensic Geology
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Footprints, rocks, and crime scenes-what exactly is forensic geology? Forensic geologists use the Earth sciences to help solve crimes. By analyzing the com...
Apr 22, 2021
Taking Chances On A Rigged Roulette Wheel
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Up Close & Peculiar More than 100 years ago, the globetrotting Robert Ripley began collecting artifacts from his journeys around the world, which today...
Apr 21, 2021
The Origins Of FBI Profiling
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! What if you could catch a criminal by understanding his behavior patterns, even though you don't know him? How about guessing his age range, race, and even...
Apr 19, 2021
CARTOON 04-18-2021
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Source: CARTOON 04-18-2021
Apr 18, 2021
The One Where “The Rachel” Becomes Iconic
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! From Central Perk to Bloomingdales, Rachel Green rocked the most iconic outfits, uttered the most quotable lines, and gave us, perhaps, the most iconic hai...
Apr 16, 2021
Stranded Giraffes Rafted to Safety
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! [April 12-April 17, 2021] Dashing dummies, a sea mud surprise, and an evolutionary study we can get behind-all round-up in this week's weird news from Ripl...
Apr 16, 2021
How Seven Victorian Sisters Made Millions With Their Long Hair
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! In the late 1800s, seven sisters from upstate New York wowed crowds with their long locks, touring the world at dime museums, P.T. Barnum's circus sideshow...
Apr 15, 2021
Ripley’s Acquires More Than Six Feet of Hair From World Record Holder!
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Until very recently, 18-year-old Nilanshi Patel of Modasa, Gujarat, India, hadn’t cut her hair since experiencing a bad haircut at six years old. Her...
Apr 14, 2021
Taking A Bite Out Of A 1,500-Year-Old Roman Burger
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! The Romans are well-known for many innovations during their reign. They built the Colosseum, created a calendar, crafted one of the first sewer systems, ma...
Apr 09, 2021
Ayanna Williams Cuts Record-Breaking Claws After 30 Years
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! [April 5-April 11, 2021] An explosive beach find, bees in a Buick, and a “worm tornado”-all round-up in this week’s weird news from Riple...
Apr 09, 2021