Author Archives: Syndicated Content

5 Surprising Facts You Never Knew About Seahorses
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Seahorses are whimsical-looking ocean creatures that are more than just interesting on the outside. These "horses of the sea" can range in size from under ...
Aug 31, 2023

Octopus Moms Use Hot Tubs to Make Their Eggs Hatch Faster
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Octopuses are some of the coolest and smartest critters in the ocean. Although they’ve been studied for years, cephalopod life cycles and behaviors c...
Aug 29, 2023
Up Close & Peculiar: Roosevelt’s Top Hat
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...
Aug 25, 2023

Ancient Japanese Islanders Created a Signature Skull Shape
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! 1,800 years ago, the Hirota people of Japan performed intentional cranial modification (ICM) on children, according to researchers from Kyushu University a...
Aug 25, 2023

Megalodon: The Prehistoric Shark That Made T. Rex Look Tiny
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! In 2023's blockbuster Meg 2: The Trench, a team of scientists led by Jonas Taylor (Jason Statham) goes into a deep-dive into the Mariana Trench. A high-sta...
Aug 24, 2023

Skylab: 50 Years Since The Launch Of America’s First Space Station
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! The 1970s saw a number of scientific and technological innovations - the Apple II personal computer reached the market, floppy disks were invented, and the...
Aug 23, 2023

Mystery Animal In Texas Stokes Cryptid Speculation
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! In 1955, cryptozoology - the study of legendary, unknown, or extinct critters - officially became a thing. But interest in mysterious animals stretches bac...
Aug 22, 2023
Unlock Level 20 With Ripley’s Brand-New Interactive Book
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Looking for a challenge? Ready to push the limit? It’s time to pride yourself on what makes you stand out and take things to the next level! Ripley's...
Aug 18, 2023

Archaeologists Unearth 400-Year-Old “Vampire” Child In Poland
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Archaeologists in Pie, Poland, have recently found a child’s burial from the 17th century. The child was found buried face down with a padlock around...
Aug 18, 2023

A Doomsday Missile Silo Is For Sale In Nebraska
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Interested in purchasing and living in a renovated missile silo? Well, look no further! You can now buy one in Nebraska for the not-so-bargain price of $75...
Aug 17, 2023