Posts in category Astonishing Humans

The Sutherland Sisters were talented singers and musicians, but all anyone seemed to care about was their hair.

Nilanshi Patel’s dedication to growing her locks has earned her three Guinness World Record titles and a place in Ripley’s Believe It or Not!

After nearly three decades, Ayanna Williams’ record-setting 24-foot-long nails have found a new home in the Ripley’s collection!

There’s no shortage of peculiar players in the game of baseball’s hallowed history!

Let’s get in “Formation” to learn some fascinating facts about Beyoncé Knowles-Carter.

From sharpshooters to human cannonballs, check out these gender-role-defying entertainers of the 19th and 20th centuries. 

There’s something to be said for staying young at heart!

Let’s take a look at some of the first women to perform as animal trainers and the daring career paths they forged along the way.

From a nation’s beloved bearded lady to conjoined twins who took vaudeville by storm, find out about some of the most inspiring women to ever grace circus and sideshow stages.

The Irish writer and master of witticism whose thirst for attention and ultimate social disgrace set the stage for celebrity culture as we know it.