MINI BELIEVE IT OR NOT –

The first use of the abbreviation OMG was found in a 1917 letter to Winston Churchill.

  • The letter was written by Lord John “Jacky” Fisher
  • He was an admiral and naval innovator in WWI
  • He resigned in 1915 after a falling out with Churchill
  • It’s thought that he had become acclimated to writing in code, and that’s why he used OMG
  • The abbreviation is even followed by an explanation of what it means, sort of like he was texting his clueless dad

First OMG

MINI BION

“BIONs” – short for Believe It or Not – is the word we use at Ripley’s to refer to anything that is unbelievable and worthy to become part of Ripley’s lore and collection.