Ripley's Weird News

What if we told you that, across the United States, are eight opportunities to find buried treasure?

Limited floor time means limited exposure to bacteria, right? Wrong.

Old Rip, the most celebrated resident in this Texas town, is said to have survived a 31-year entombment!

The well-traveled, mummified mountebank crisscrossed the country for decades while in the midst of decomposition. And people paid to see it.

After the end of World War II, allied nations fought for the favor of former nazi scientists.

With just the right conditions, a corpse can turn into soap!

After nearly a year of planning, scientists finally decided to try hitting it with a shovel…

The Greek sacrifice at “The Hot Gates” proved greater than history remembers it.

Papyrus scrolls were used to record everything from religious texts like the “Book of the Dead” to receipts for grain and livestock.

One man’s vision became an awe-inspiring reality—60 years later!