Author Archives: Syndicated Content

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
The 17th-Century Plan To Trade With Aliens On The Moon
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Oliver Cromwell is one of the most controversial figures in the history of Britain. Following the English Civil War and the execution of King Charles I, he...
Feb 17, 2021

Ernest Hemingway’s Home Is Inhabited By Six-Toed Cats
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Novelist Ernest Hemingway is well-known for his iconic contributions to American literature. The scene in which most of his famous writings were born is no...
Feb 16, 2021

Sea Cucumbers Save Ecosystems With Plentiful Poops
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! [February 8-February 14, 2021] Surviving supercentenarians, TikTok traders, and a "Frozen" finding-all round-up in this week's weird news from Ripley's Bel...
Feb 12, 2021

Hailed The Strangest House in the World: The Palace of Depression
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! A New Jersey home built from trash and mud was once hailed as the strangest house in the world and one man's testament to human resilience. Shortly after l...
Feb 10, 2021

The Curious Case Of The Missing Color Blue
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! There are some universal truths in life: water is wet, puppies are adorable, the sky is blue, et cetera. What if we told you that wasn't always the case? I...
Feb 09, 2021

Mutant Spinach Goes Viral
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! [February 1-February 7, 2021] Drunk birds, killer linguistics, and a snowy surprise in Central Park-all round-up in this week's weird news from Ripley's Be...
Feb 05, 2021

Always The Backup, Never The Starter: Tom Brady’s Rise To Football Stardom
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Since the dawn of the millennium, Tom Brady has been the defining image of American football, shattering records left and right and bringing home a record-...
Feb 04, 2021

From Pigskin Past To Record-Setting Cheers: Boning Up For Super Bowl LV
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Super Bowl LV goes down this weekend and defending champs Kansas City Chiefs are taking on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Tampa's Raymond James Stadium. This ...
Feb 03, 2021
Ham the Space Chimp: The World’s First Ape in Space
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Three months before Alan Shepard became the first American human in space, the U.S. launched a chimpanzee astronaut. His name was Ham, and he was set into ...
Jan 31, 2021