Ripley's Weird News

Parts of Queensland were bombarded with the largest hailstones the country has ever seen—nearly an inch larger than their previous record!

The theory more than likely stemmed from the fact that many companies used to label their gum as “indigestible.” Which is technically true.

Air travel can be a real hassle. But if you happen to have a stop at Changi Airport in Singapore, you’re in for a lush layover.

Sure, it’s probably just as easy — maybe even easier — to make the pizza yourself, but simplicity is far from why this father-son duo builds the things they do.

Thailand’s riverside Chaopraya Antique Café is taking dining to new depths after months of storms transformed its deck into a dive-in experience.

Have your kids ever dreamed up an invention or object that seemed far out of reach? Perhaps, a doorbell that shoots popcorn or a three-story bathtub? Now’s your chance to bring their ideas to life!

Remember when you sat through science class and learned about the basic states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas? Well, it turns out there’s way more, including the sci-fi–sounding “time crystals.”

With a delicate hand, artist Fiona Parkinson removes shapes from butterfly wings and rearranges them to create a stunning series of artworks titled Insect Dissectology.

In celebration of what would have been Lennon’s 81st birthday, we’re sharing some fun, quirky, and downright unbelievable facts about one of music’s most legendary personalities.

Ötzi the Iceman is one of the oldest and greatest mummy specimens in the world. So well preserved, perhaps, that he is still making his mark on the lives of those trying to tell his story…