Author Archives: Syndicated Content
The Camel-Riding Robot Jockeys Of The U.A.E.
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Sports across the globe have always been an all-consuming, big money fascination. Multimillion-dollar sponsorship deals are made all the time, and the supe...
Nov 02, 2020
Archaeologists Bewitched By Medieval Markings
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! [October 26-November 1, 2020] Flying candy, mutant crayfish, and the origins of life on Earth-all round-up in this week's weird news from Ripley's Believe ...
Oct 30, 2020
The Spookiest National Park Sites
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! A pandemic amidst spooky season? What's a ghoul to do? Many of us have been getting out and exploring more during this time-socially distancing while soaki...
Oct 30, 2020
Should you?
Here’s my second (since March) in-person event, but still I’m happy, it’s a little more normal-ish, even though we were in a medical clinic waiting room, even though we had on masks,...
Oct 30, 2020
The Eccentric and Not-So-Eccentric Life of Edgar Allan Poe
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Edgar Allan Poe is a name that conjures up daydreams of the dreadful, thoughts of graveyards and goblins, ravens, and writing desks, in many cases. But, th...
Oct 29, 2020
Lisa Frank’s Dulled Dreamland
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! We're throwing it back to a truly bright time in life for you '80s and '90s kids-the era of Lisa Frank. For those of you who may not be familiar with the L...
Oct 23, 2020
Historical Nazca Lines Discovered In Peru
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! [October 19-October 25, 2020] Space-saving tea leaves, the world’s oldest penguin, and one incredibly rare bird-all round-up in this week’s wei...
Oct 23, 2020
The Colorful Life Of Andy Warhol
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Perhaps one of the most intriguing figures in the recent history of art, Andy Warhol left behind not only eccentric work but a truly unbelievable life as w...
Oct 22, 2020
No Exit – Or is there?
I’ve lived in Sidney, BC for three years and I’ve never seen a place with so many roads that say ‘no exit’. I guess that’s what happens when you live on a peninsula! When...
Oct 21, 2020
Glamorous Dog Grooming with Anaïs Hayden
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! With a brush in one hand and a pair of grooming shears in the other, there's nothing stopping creative dog groomer Anas Hayden from taking her four-legged ...
Oct 20, 2020