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Unbelievable But True
Ripley’s scours the globe to bring you stories that are as unbelievable as they are true. Some things will leave you speechless and wondering if what you just saw or read about could actually be true. There may not be words to describe it and even photos or video may still leave you saying the words: “Unbelievable”.
Alice In Wonderland Restaurant
Saturday, May 7, 2011 · 4 Comments
The creative studio at Fantastic Design Works Co. has themed a restaurant in Tokyo to the Alice in Wonderland. I love the giant books and the faux maze! Source: What The Cool and Marcie for the link!
Bug Alchemy: Gold and Silver Beetles
All that glitters is not gold. That metallic glint might be sunlight bouncing off a beetle’s shell. The Chrysina aurigans [top left] and Chrysina limbata [top right] specimens shown here bear such an uncanny resemblance to polished nuggets of gold and silver it may be hard to believe that their ...
Extreme Ironing
Considering I’m the type of girl that believes in throwing her shirts back into the dryer to get the wrinkles out, this new “sport” has me scratching my head. Welcome to the world of “Extreme Ironing”, where participants bring their ironing to odd locations to combine the thrill of being ...
Amazing Dog Survival Story
Monday, May 2, 2011 · 1 Comment
Meet Mia, a a 1-year-old Belgian Malinois who is an amazing dog that survived a raging house fire for 6 hours (wow) by hiding in a water-filled bathtub. Mia has learned how to open doors in her home and she opened 4 doors to get to the lowest level of the ...
The World’s Smallest Trailer
The QTvan was built to be pulled by a mobility scooter and boasts a full size bed, 19-inch TV, and micro mini bar. The QTvan costs a little over 9,000 dollars and was designed by the Environmental Transport Association so that drivers of mobility scooters wouldn’t be stranded without a ...
Royal Teeth Tattoo
Thursday, April 28, 2011 · 1 Comment
Would you pay £1,000 ($1,671.05) and spend 6 hours in a dentist chair for a tattoo on your teeth? What if it was commemorating a wedding to which you weren’t even invited to? According to The Windsor Knot: British plumber Barmy Baz Franks, 29, got a dentist to use ultrafine ...
Fire Ants Float
Wednesday, April 27, 2011 · 1 Comment
This video made me all itchy just watching it. Watch what happens when a ‘raft’ of fire ants who are floating on water are attempted to be pushed down with tweezers. This is giving me flashbacks to my first apartment out of college when I once turned on the faucet ...
Amazing Survival Caught on Video
This video was filmed in Turkey, where a freakishly powerful gust of wind blew a 1-ton metal shack off the ground and onto a man who was walking nearby. Astoundingly he survived the accident! Source: Telegraph
Cat Survives Being Shot In the Head With Arrow
Thursday, April 14, 2011 · 1 Comment
Max, a three-year-old northern Californian cat is recuperating after being shot through the head with an arrow. Max had been missing for a couple of days when he came home with the arrow sticking out of his head, but was acting fine. The arrow was removed under anesthesia and Max ...
Unbelievable Photo
Monday, April 11, 2011 · 1 Comment
Tom Leeson, a wildlife photographer who was on Barter Island, in the Beaufort Sea off the north coast of Alaska, came face to face with a polar bear. The bear wandered up to his truck and placed its face on the passenger window inside while baring its teeth. The moment ...
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