Ripley's Believe it or Not! Museum in Blackpool, England

Eric Sparague, otherwise known as Lizard Man

The first exhibit is of Eric Sparague, otherwise known as Lizard Man. Described as ‘the world’s most unusual man’, the waxwork details his transformation from regular human to the worlds only Lizard Man. His skin is covered in green scales, a result of no less than 1000 hours of tattooing over a ten year period. [...] more

Wax model of J.T. Taylors, a ‘girner’

The second exhibit joining the promenade attraction is a wax model of J.T. Taylors, a ‘girner’. For those not in the know, girning is the act of extending your bottom lip and being able to completely cover your nose. more

MINI MOTOR JOINS MEGA MUSEUM

Ripley’s Believe It or Not Museum has long attracted weird and wonderful artefacts from around the world, displayed across two floors of exhibits and interactive displays. The museum of oddities now boasts a brand new display in the form of a Peel Trident – the world’s smallest production car! more

Shrunken Heads

A shrunken head is a severed and specially prepared human head that is used for trophy, ritual, or trade purposes. Come see a genuine one! more

West African Hate God

In Africa, witch doctors use voodoo paraphernalia like this “kondes” to hex their enemies.Every nail driven into this wooden “hate” god represents a prayer that hard luck or even a painful death will fall upon a rival! more

Padaung Women of Burma

The heavy weight of the brass rings doesn’t stretch the neck, it compresses the body, and if they removed them the head would collapse. more

Legendary Fertility Statue

The Fertility Statue has been on display for over four years and so far we have had over 1,000 confirmed pregnancies. Come and try for yourself, one touch and you could be lucky! more

Believe It or Not!

A New York man who grew to an amazing 1400+lbs eating a daily diet of 2 boxes of sausages, 1 pound of bacon, 12 eggs and a loaf of bread for breakfast. 4 Big Macs, 4 cheeseburgers, and 8 large fries for lunch. 3 ham steaks or 2 chickens, 4 baked potatoes, 4 sweet potatoes, [...] more

Animal Oddities

Farmer Paul Springer of Texas first discovered these strange creatures when one was born on his farm. The first calf that was born onto his farm was called Baldaguard, when he passed on Paul had him preserved and donated him to Ripley’s®. more

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World’s Oldest Living Man Celebrated his 115th Birthday

Born on April 19, 1897, Jirouemon Kimura is Japan’s oldest person and the world’s oldest man. This past April he celebrated his 115th birthday! Kimura worked at a local post office for 38 years before He changed careers after his retirement at 65 and became a farmer, not stopping until the age of 90. [image_border [...]

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Austria’s Upside Down House

In the small western Austrian village of Terfens, Polish Architects, Irek Glowacki and Marek Rozhanski have unveiled a house that is literally upside down, both inside and out – It’s now open as a tourist attraction. [image_border img="http://www.ripleys.com/weird/files/2012/05/UpsideDownHouse4.jpg" caption="" pos="center" border="true" buffer="true" /] Although there’s been many fictional portrayals of upside down homes, this one [...]

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The Flight of the Frenchies

These French Guys Are UNBELIEVABLE … ok, also a little nuts! The group is called the Skyliners, in their own words … a group of frenchies pushing their limits in highlining, basejumping, mountainering, and on an incredible exploration into the world of free flight Tancrède, Julien, Seb and Antoine are pioneers in ‘highlining’ – a [...]

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Nik Wallenda’s Death-Defying Feat Over Baltimore’s Inner Harbor!

A death-defying feat over the Inner Harbor, in Baltimore, Maryland. Thousands watched as a member of the world-famous Flying Wallenda family walked a tightrope that was just one inch wide for the length of a football field over the water. Check out the amazing video above! Wallenda Reprises Great Grandfather’s Walk Across the Harbor as Ripley’s [...]

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World’s Most Dangerous Golf

Next time you’ve got a hankering for some tee shots AND you happen to be in North and South Korea’s De-militarized zone, you might want to visit the area’s best golf course…if you’ve got the balls. [image_border img="http://www.ripleys.com/weird/files/2012/05/trench.jpg" caption="" pos="right" border="true" buffer="true" /]Best known as the World’s deadliest golf course, this 192-yard par 3 boasts [...]

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