England’s Sinister Witch Finder General
The most prolific witch hunter in British history.
Posts in category Weird True Facts
Ripley’s Weird True Facts tells some of the most interesting Believe It or Not! stories in a short, sharable video.
The Real Scientist That Inspired Frankenstein
In 1803, he was given an executed criminal to animate.
Unexplained Death Dioramas From the 1940s
They depict real crime scenes.
The Mission To Bring The First Panda Out Of China
Now, China rents pandas for $1,000,000 a year.
Ramses II: The Mummy Who Had To Get A Passport
They didn’t want him getting kidnapped!
The 1950s Science Kit That Had Real Uranium
The inventor suggested kids play hide and seek with a gamma-ray source.
America’s Secret Unmanned Space Plane That Only The Air Force Has Answers To
Only the Air Force knows where it is, what it’s doing, or when it will return.
Smokejumpers: The People Who Skydive Into Wildfires
They’re the special ops of firefighters.
That Time The U.S. Military Accidentally Dropped An Atomic Bomb
An airman accidentally pulled the manual release, sending the bomb crashing through closed bomb bay doors.
Tightrope Daredevil Extraordinaire: The Great Blondin
He never got life insurance, claiming no one would take the risk.