Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Two Pardoned Turkeys Relocate To The Magic Kingdom
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Pardoning the presidential turkey is a storied White House tradition dating back to 1863 when President Abraham Lincoln granted the first turkey's clemency...
Nov 25, 2020
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade By The Numbers
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! It began in 1924 when Macy's employees came together to celebrate the Christmas holiday. In recent years, it's ballooned into something gargantuan. In 2020...
Nov 25, 2020
Making Moves With Mose, The Two-Legged Dog
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! In 2019, the Ripley's Believe It or Not! St. Augustine Odditorium held their annual Halloween costume contest. The wild and weird-themed event typically se...
Nov 24, 2020
The First Thanksgiving Feast Featured Shellfish, Swan, And No Women
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Imagine you're getting ready to sit down for your annual Thanksgiving dinner. The harmonious aroma of turkey, potatoes, and cranberry sauce is wafting thro...
Nov 23, 2020
Thanksgiving Dinner With Rebecca The Holiday Raccoon
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! The holiday season is upon us, and there's no better way to spend it than with family, friends, and of course, our pets! If there's one thing we all have i...
Nov 20, 2020
Mount Rainier Hiker Gets Some R&R: Rescue And Resurrection
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! [November 16-November 22, 2020] A sci-fi worthy escape, the discovery of a mystery soldier, and Baby Yoda taking flight-all round-up in this week’s w...
Nov 20, 2020
How to be alone…
I stumbled upon this spoken word video that I think does a terrific job of encapsolating the feeling that some of us may be sharing. Certainly gave me a moment of pause. Even alone, we are in this tog...
Nov 18, 2020
Unfit For A Princess: The Grimm Fairy Tales
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! From Rapunzel to Rumplestiltskin, children hear many of these fairy tales every day. While you’re probably used to sharing some of these famous stori...
Nov 18, 2020
The Cherry Sisters: Vaudeville’s Most Infamous Act
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! As a touring vaudeville act in the late 1800s and early 1900s, the Cherry Sisters sold out shows, but their success was matched only by their infamy. They ...
Nov 16, 2020
2,000-Pound Snowbird Shark Spotted Cruising Down Miami Coast
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! [November 9-November 15, 2020] Robotic wolves, garbage beer, and a hitchhiking cat-all round-up in this week’s weird news from Ripley’s Believe...
Nov 13, 2020