Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Quite Paw-ssibly The Year’s Weirdest Bear News
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Bears are considered apex predators, securely seated at the top of the food chain. Yet, they're anything but discerning when it comes to a calorically rich...
Aug 15, 2023

Kentucky Man Finds 700+ Gold Coins in Cornfield
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Earlier this year, a Kentuckian found a cache of gold coins so valuable that it has been dubbed the "Great Kentucky Hoard." The discovery has been compared...
Aug 11, 2023
Up Close & Peculiar: Vampire Defense Kit
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 11, 2023

5 Things We Can’t Stop Thinking About Following the UFO Hearings
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Unless you were living under a rock, you probably know how groundbreaking July was surrounding the conversation of life outside of our planet. Retired mili...
Aug 09, 2023

Is This Whale The Heaviest Animal Ever?
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! It is an oft-repeated and well-known fact that blue whales are the largest animal in the world - but a recent discovery in Peru means they may possibly no ...
Aug 08, 2023

Ripley’s Round Trip: The Pyramid Puzzle
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! It's no secret that the Egyptian pyramids of Giza are world-famous and beloved by all. But did you know that there are other pyramids around the world in p...
Aug 04, 2023

That Time The U.S. Tried To Make Hippo Farming Happen
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! The humble yet magnificent hippopotamus deserves acknowledgment. A big-ticket item in any safari trip or park visit, these salad-loving powerhouses are tru...
Aug 03, 2023

Scientists Are Waking ‘Zombie Viruses’ From Their Permafrost Slumber
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! It's the stuff of nightmares. As climate change accelerates, scientists are beginning to uncover ‘zombie viruses’ in the melting permafrost. Al...
Aug 02, 2023

Ashburn, GA, Resurrects Big Peanut Roadside Attraction After Hurricane
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Whether we're talking Margate, New Jersey's Lucy the Elephant, California's Cabazon Dinosaurs, or Gold Hill's Oregon Vortex, roadside attractions have deco...
Aug 01, 2023
Up Close & Peculiar: Diving Into All Things Dinosaur
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...
Jul 28, 2023