Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Off The Rails: When Buster Keaton Pulled Off Silent Film’s Most Expensive Stunt
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! In 1926, comedian, writer, and director Buster Keaton made a film titled The General, which featured a stunt involving an actual train falling from a burni...
Jun 08, 2021
Child Pianist Cheers Up Lonely Lemurs While Dressed As Alligator
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! [May 31-June 6, 2021] Decapitated remains, a toddler genius, and a bear-fighting teen-all round-up in this week's weird news from Ripley's Believe It or No...
Jun 04, 2021
The Real-Life Story Of The Boy In The Bubble
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! David Vetter lived a brief yet impactful life as the so-called "Boy in the Bubble," becoming the inspiration for the movie entitled The Boy in the Plastic ...
Jun 03, 2021
Take A Seat In Carrie Fisher’s Director’s Chair
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...
Jun 02, 2021
Paying Tribute To Mr. Chillal’s Record-Breaking Nails
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! In Mr. Shridhar Chillal’s home country of Pune, India, it is considered a sign of wealth for a man to have at least one long nail. So what’s th...
Jun 02, 2021
Extinction Events: Six Times the World Ended
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! While a meteor is presumed to have caused the last great extinction event in our planet’s history 66 million years ago, the Earth had already gone th...
May 28, 2021
Cannibal Bee-havior Spreads Virus Amongst Colonies
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! [May 24-May 30, 2021] Artificial artworks, a succulent sting operation, and cannibal honeybees-all round-up in this week's weird news from Ripley's Believe...
May 28, 2021
A Look Into The Life Of Half-Man Johnny Eck
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...
May 26, 2021
Smidget: The 21-Inch Star-Studded Steed
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Many horses over the years have claimed to be the smallest, but none boasted the diminutive size of Smidget. Born on April 13, 1979, in Jackson, Michigan, ...
May 25, 2021
Space-Aged Wine Set to Sell For $1 Million
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! [May 17-May 23, 2021] Neanderthal skulls, fraud gone wrong, and a family hair-loom-all round-up in this week's weird news from Ripley's Believe It or Not! ...
May 21, 2021