Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Female Circus Performers: Overcoming The Odds And Redefining Beauty
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Happy International Women's Day! Celebrated each March, this holiday honors women’s contributions across various fields, from economics to politics a...
Mar 08, 2021
From Military Tactic To 90s Bedroom Staple: The History Of Inflatable Furniture
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! All of you Spice Girl era babies, listen up! We’re about to revive an absolute staple of your childhood. Two words: inflatable furniture. If your roo...
Mar 05, 2021

Cuttlefish Crush Self-Control Test
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! [March 1-March 7, 2021] A mysterious sea creature, space hurricanes, and a virtual peek into history-all round-up in this week's weird news from Ripley's B...
Mar 05, 2021

The Iron Maiden: Torture Device Or Sin-Cleanser?
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! The Early Middle Ages had been dubbed the Dark Ages-unfairly considered nothing more than just that: a barbarous period of fascinating and terrifying relic...
Mar 04, 2021

The Fascinating (And Sometimes Bloody) History Of Roller Coasters
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Roller coasters have never been bigger, faster, and fiercer than they are today, but for thrill-seekers, they've been offering the ultimate rush for over 2...
Mar 03, 2021

Black-Footed Ferret Lives On Thanks To Cutie Clone
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! [February 22-February 28, 2021] A bathroom bear attack, cliff-diving coffins, and a secret message from space-all round-up in this week's weird news from R...
Feb 26, 2021

Oscar Wilde And The Creation Of Celebrity Cancel Culture
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! According to Dictionary.com, "Cancel culture refers to the shared attitudes and values within a particular segment of society that lead to such public reje...
Feb 25, 2021

Point Nemo: The Spacecraft Cemetery
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! There's a point in the mighty Pacific Ocean that's so far from humanity, that the closest person to said point at any given moment is likely to be an astro...
Feb 24, 2021

When The Predator Becomes Prey
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Lion eats antelope. Lion dies. Lion’s body becomes the grass. Antelope eats the grass. It’s the circle of life! But, sometimes, this circle spi...
Feb 23, 2021

The Not-So-Magical Mystery Of Stonehenge
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! [February 15-February 22, 2021] A border collie inherits big bucks, frozen creatures discovered in Antarctica, and a twin connection-all round-up in this w...
Feb 19, 2021