Believe It or Not!
Incredible Feats
Meet the amazing people who do astonishing things, from sideshows to spectacular daredevilry. Extreme physical feats and inhuman capabilities.
If you love sword swallowing, nails up the nose, and drills to the head, then this is where you want to be.
Unbelievable Feats of Superhuman Prowess
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 · 2 Comments
Next time you have a sore head, spare a thought for Li Xin who has quite literally hit the nail on the head. Many of us think that our job is a big headache, but it’s not for the 47 year old Li Xin from China who spends his whole ...
Stronger than a Speeding Locomotive
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 · 3 Comments
Born in Santiago, Chile, Daniela Garcia was a promising 22 year-old medical student that was about 1 month away from finishing her studies in one of Chile’s toughest medical schools. Following in the footsteps of her parents, both of which were doctors, she was well on her way until her ...
Life-saving Beer
Wednesday, December 28, 2011 · 1 Comment
On November 28, 2011, Clifton Vial, a resident of Nome, Alaska found himself trapped inside the cab of his Toyota pickup when he accidentally crashed his truck into a snowbank about 40 miles north out of town. The man had no food, no water and was stuck in the middle ...
100-year-old Marathon Runner
Tuesday, October 25, 2011 · 7 Comments
Truly Unbelievable! Fauja Singh, 100, finished Toronto’s waterfront marathon Sunday evening, securing his place in Guinness World Records as the oldest person — and the first centenarian — to ever accomplish a run of that distance. Singh, a British citizen, was the last person to complete the race, crossing the ...
Age-Defying
Sunday, October 16, 2011 · 7 Comments
A Boxing Believe It or Not! With his unanimous-decision victory over an opponent 18 years younger than himself, Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins, at the age of 46, became the oldest boxing champion to ever win a major world title! The “real” Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins, the oldest fighter to ever ...
Amazing Teen Mountain Climber
Wednesday, September 7, 2011 · 1 Comment
Climbing the World’s Highest Mountains by the Age of 16! George Atkinson (born 29th May 1994) is a British climber from Surbiton. At the age of sixteen he became the youngest ever person to complete the Seven Summits Challenge by climbing to the summit of the highest mountain on each ...
So close
This video documents the attempt to build the biggest 3D domino pyramid. Unfortunately with 439 dominoes left to go, the pyramid tumbles. It is still cool to see the stop motion of its production… right until they all fall down.
Ripley’s Newest Sideshow Stars
Straight from our nationwide talent search in our awesome New York City, NY, Odditorium looking for new sideshow performers, we bring you a sneak peek into an upcoming exciting video production inside the unusual, the strange and the unbelievable.
Life-Size Hot Wheels Track
Wednesday, June 1, 2011 · 2 Comments
This is freaking sweet! Watch as Team Hot Wheels breaks the world record for distance jump in a four-wheeled vehicle at the Indianapolis 500 on May 29th 2011. The driver, Tanner Foust, drops 10 stories down 90 feet of orange track and soars 332 feet through the air.
Free Sideshow Performances at Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Orlando on May 28
What do you call a man who eats light bulbs, stubs out cigarettes on his tongue and drinks motor oil? How about “Lucky?” “Lucky the Painproof Man” will be one of the featured sideshow performers at a free event at the Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Orlando Odditorium on Saturday, ...
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