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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!
Steve’s Weird House
Wow, check out the home of Stephen, the proud owner of Seattle’s Strangest Home & Private Musuem, a Victorian home that is a combination of museum, library and art gallery. A sampling of things you can see in his home and through the virtual tour include: Circus Sideshow Exhibits, Victorian Art & ...
Abe Would Be Amazed at Giant Penny Sculpture
Monday, February 7, 2011 · 1 Comment
They say a penny saved is a penny earned. If that’s true, an aspiring Michigan artist has certainly earned a place at Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for using individual pennies to create a giant replica of a Lincoln penny. Michigan woman uses common cents to create enormous penny replica ...
Octopus Steals Diver’s Video Camera While Filming
I’m admittedly a little Octopus crazy this week, but this Octopus helping himself to a 5 fingered discount (or in this case an 8 tentacled one) by swiping a diver’s camera, is pretty hilarious. You know you love Octopus videos. Featured Photo by Travis Isaacs
A Tight Squeeze
I knew that an Octopus could fit into a tight space before, but this surprised me. Check out this octopus’s home sweet discarded beer bottle home. Featured Photo by Phillie Casablanca
4 Year Old Girl Drives a Motorcycle
Monday, January 31, 2011 · 1 Comment
As a parent this video made me cringe, but it definitely is unbelievable, so here it is. A 4 year old Indian girl driving a motorcycle (with no helmet either). Call me no fun Mom, but there is no way I’m letting my kids ride a hog until they’ve at ...
Play Video Games While You Pee
Thursday, January 27, 2011 · 3 Comments
Peeing just too blasé? Does using the toilet bore you to tears? Have no fear, Toylet is here. From OddCulture and The Daily Mail: Sega has invented a toilet game called, Toylet.Toylet hooks up to a bathroom urinal. Sensors on the toilet game take measurements of the speed and intensity of your urine ...
Would You Drink Meat?
Dinner in a Bottle believes the answer is yes, with their line of Meat Water. With flavors ranging from chicken salad, beef jerky, BBQ Wings, and Italian Meatballs to the more exotic offerings of Hungarian Gulash, Peking Duck, and Venison Confit, meat water has a wide variety of beverages to ...
Lego House
Saturday, January 22, 2011 · 3 Comments
This is unbelievable! An entire house built out of Legos, including all the contents. The house even includes a Lego cat! Thanks to Melody for the link!
2 Legged Pig Walks Without Hind Legs
Friday, January 21, 2011 · 5 Comments
Meet Zhu jianqiang (translates from the Chinese to mean “strong-willed) a two legged pig that gets around on her front hooves. The female piglet was born into a litter of nine siblings and was born without back legs. Although neighbors and friends encouraged her owner, Wang Xihai to put her ...
Cat Gets Summoned For Jury Duty
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 · 3 Comments
Since the Boston municipal census allows you to list your pets, Anna and Guy Esposito did just that and listed their cat Sal. Unfortunately now Sal has been called to jury duty. “Anna filed to have her pet disqualified from the service requirement on the grounds he is “unable to ...
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