MINI BELIEVE IT OR NOT –

“Stubby,” a pit bull mix with the U.S. 102nd Infantry Regiment during WWI, was made a Sergeant after attacking a German Spy.

  • Stubby severed in the trenches in France for 18 months
  • He participated in four offensives and 17 battles
  • He was an expert at warning his fellow soldiers of gas attacks
  • He could hear the whistle of incoming artillery shells before humans and was able to alert soldiers when to duck and cover
  • He was solely responsible for the capture of a German spy in Argonne

Stubby

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.