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Weird True Facts (WTF! Blog)
Welcome to Ripley’s Weird True Facts!, the place online where you can get your Daily Dose of Weird. Following Ripley’s 90 year old tradition of bringing people the odd, bizarre and unusual from around the world, Weird True Facts! features daily stories that are unbelievably weird but undeniably true!
The Little Prince
Friday, May 17, 2013 · 1 Comment
Motionography Luca is a little boy who just received the most unbelievable gift. He was photographed as if he were in motion.
Bob Ripley owes Ted Rosen $50
The Indestructible Man Ted Rosen is a successful lawyer, loving father, caring husband, and military hero. In 1945 Robert Ripley himself dubbed Ted as “The Indestructible Man”, and Ted claims Ripley still owes him $50 because of it!
The Science of Meat-Eating Plants
Ripley’s & Science North Ripley’s has teamed up with Science North to bring you The Science of Ripley’s Believe It or Not!, a 6,000 sq ft highly interactive traveling exhibit. Each week the staff scientists of Science North are going to be blogging the scientific side of Ripley’s!
Lunchtime Fun, Part II
Friday, May 10, 2013 · 3 Comments
Coolest Mom Ever Last month we blogged about the coolest dad ever, David Laferriere, who for the last 4 years has been drawing on his kids’ lunch bags. Well David, we found your counterpart. Meet the coolest mom ever, Nina Levy!
Kelly Mill’s Believe It or Not! Odditorium
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 · 2 Comments
It all started with a tweet…
The Science of Vinegar Eels
Monday, May 6, 2013 · 1 Comment
Ripley’s & Science North Ripley’s has teamed up with Science North to bring you The Science of Ripley’s Believe It or Not!, a 6,000 sq ft highly interactive traveling exhibit. Each week the staff scientists of Science North are going to be blogging the scientific side of Ripley’s!
A Curious Man
The Strange and Brilliant Life of Robert “Believe It or Not” Ripley Neal Thompson recounts the life of Robert Ripley, the enigmatic cartoonist-turned-globetrotting-millionaire who won international fame by celebrating the world’s strangest oddities, and whose outrageous showmanship taught us to believe in the unbelievable.
Twins born 87 days apart
Unbelievable Twins Amy and Katie just might be the most unbelievable twins ever. Although they are very healthy now, there were complications during the pregnancy which caused the sisters to be born 87 days apart!
Poisonous Centipede Lives in Woman’s Throat for a week and lives to tell the tale!
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 · 2 Comments
Okay, Maybe the Centipede didn’t “tell the tale”… But the woman sure did. The 55-year-old woman from India went to the hospital because she had been experiencing a tickling sensation in her lower throat for about a week. Finger Lickin’ Good The lady had eaten some chicken and she assumed ...
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