Ripley's Weird News

Sputnik 9 orbited the Earth with one of the most incredible (and furry) crews ever assembled!

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.

Will inflatable furniture make a revival, or does practicality outweigh nostalgia?

Cuttlefish rise to the occasion when faced with the famous “marshmallow test.”

Whether the Iron Maiden of Nuremberg was really used or not is impossible to say, but the strength of the legend around it speaks for itself.

What’s next for roller coasters? Well, the sky is the limit for the ultimate scream machines.

A black-footed ferret named Elizabeth Ann makes history as the first successful cloning of an endangered species in the United States.

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.

It’s estimated that anywhere between 250 and 300 spacecraft call this point their final resting place.

The circle of life will keep turning no matter what direction it spins, and you never know when the tables could turn.