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Blockbuster's Final Act

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Lets rewind back to the early 2000s where movie rental stores reigned supreme and the best way to spend a Friday night as a kid was heading to your local Blockbuster. From action flicks to comedy and everything in between, Blockbuster had it all, and the
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The World's Most Bizarre Natural Phenomena

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Today were taking a Ripleys Round Trip to check out the most bizarre natural phenomena around the world including a few that Robert Ripley himself witnessed during his expeditions.Feeling adventurous? Explore anything you might have missed from this episo
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World Wonders That Didn't Make The Cut

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From China's Terracotta Warriors to Mexico's Teotihuacan, we're uncovering the beauty and history of the structures that didn't make the cut for the Seven Wonders of the World list. Feeling adventurous? Explore anything you might have missed from this epi
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What appears to be a LEGO city is actually a real-life neighborhood known as Comfort Town! #shorts

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Comfort Town is a real-life LEGO city in Kyiv, Ukraine. The town was designed to brighten up the former grey Soviet buildings from the 1950s and 60s. The buildings are painted in vibrant shades of yellow, orange, green and pink.Comfort Town is a high-end,
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Rare Artifacts of Abraham Lincoln

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We are in the Ripleys warehouse today with a few artifacts from good ole Honest Abe. Starting with John Wilkes Booths derringer gun that he left behind in the theater after killing President Lincoln. Its said that it fell out of his pocket after he was es
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The Fart Worth $100,000?!

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How could a fart be worth $100,000? Well, here on Ripleys History Off the Record, we run the VPN and throw our browsers incognito so you don't have to, and today were talking about the greatest flatulist of all time: Joseph Pujol, better known as Le Petom
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The 1960s Android Abandoned By NASA

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Designated Project K6501, NASA's android was used to test spacesuits for upcoming missions to the lunar surface and beyond. Read more: https://goo.gl/YjqtWf FOLLOW US! http://www.ripleys.com https://www.facebook.com/RipleysBelieveItorNot https://www.twitt
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This Visually Impaired Artist Paints By Touch

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Jeff Hanson is a visually impaired artist, but that hasn't stopped him. He makes incredibly textured paintings to raise millions for charity. Read more: http://bit.ly/2NTXuIY Enter Deviant Art's Unconventional Art Contest: http://bit.ly/2O0Nr58 Get Odd Is
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Is Stopping A Hurricane Even Possible?

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When it comes to hurricane prevention, there’s no shortage of schemes and plots to stop these deadly storms from wreaking havoc. More methods: http://bit.ly/2OpFK8L #weird #hurricane #RipleysBelieveItorNot FOLLOW US! http://www.ripleys.com https://www.fac
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Dive Into This Aquatic Dreambox Made Entirely From Paper

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Dreambox artist Brittany Cox creates mesmerizing pieces of art using cut scraps of paper layers on top of each other to create pieces with real depth. Read more: http://bit.ly/2OHVBQd Enter Devant Art's Unconventional Art Contest: http://bit.ly/2O0Nr58 Ge
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Is It Safe To Fly Through An Asteroid Belt?

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The universe contains millions of asteroids, some of which can be hundreds of miles wide. Could a spacecraft successfully navigate such an asteroid field? Read more: http://bit.ly/2P2jZfq FOLLOW US! http://www.ripleys.com https://www.facebook.com/RipleysB
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New Guinean Finger Chopper Used To Mourn The Dead

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Grieving widows of the Danai tribe in Papua New Guinea would sometimes used a stone finger chopper to remove a digit at the knuckle in a display of grief. Read more: http://bit.ly/2NKWhnB FOLLOW US! http://www.ripleys.com https://www.facebook.com/RipleysB
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The 1950s Science Kit That Had Real Uranium

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The Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab was meant to let kids experiment with nuclear physics in the comfort of their own home! Read more: http://bit.ly/2wNN0ER FOLLOW US! http://www.ripleys.com https://www.facebook.com/RipleysBelieveItorNot https://www.twitt
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Unboxing Portraits Made of Real Dog Hair!

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So what do you think this portrait is made of? Yeah! It’s dog hair! Jean Ford was originally a commercial artist who later became a dog groomer to combine her artistic talent with her love of animals. She combined her two careers together and came up with
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Unboxing Elongated Skulls and Head Binding

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Woah! These might look a little out of this world or extraterrestrial, but these are actual HUMAN skulls! The elongation you see, however, doesn’t happen naturally. It is due to head binding, a practice that has been found on pretty much EVERY continent!
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Unboxing Royal Wedding Cake!

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Ripley’s owns six slices of royal wedding cake — two pieces each from the weddings of Queen Elizabeth, Princess Di, and Princess Kate Middleton! Although red velvet is reported as the most popular wedding cake flavor worldwide, these are all the tradition
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Chinese Foot Binding: Unboxing Lily Slippers

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For today's unboxing, we are showing you something quintessential Ripley’s: Chinese Lily Slippers, also known as Lotus Shoes. For more show notes on Chinese foot binding, read our blog: http://bit.ly/RipleyFootBinding Come back next week for an all-new Un
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The Secret Origins of Weird Holidays

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Read more: http://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/weird-holidays/ Chocolate Cake Day? Argyle Day? Kid's Yoga Day? Where do all of these weird holidays come from? We looked into the history of people's obsession with celebrating each and every possible occasion
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Shipped from the UK to Australia in a Box

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Learn more: http://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/reg-spiers/ After failing to qualify for the 1964 summer Olympics, Reg Spiers had now way to afford travel home, but to pack himself in a crate and be shipped home with the cargo. FOLLOW US! http://www.ripleys
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Asparamancy: Predicting the Future with Asparagus

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You have probably heard of people predicting the future by reading tea leaves or coffee grounds. Packington uses a similar technique to predict the future, but her medium is [drum roll please] ASPARAGUS! Jemima Packington, the world's only know Asparamanc
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Skydiving Beavers Relocated via Planes

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When the residents of Payette Lake, Idaho, wanted to relocate their beavers, they air-dropped them into the remote wilderness using airplanes. FOLLOW US! http://www.ripleys.com https://www.facebook.com/RipleysBelieveItorNot https://www.twitter.com/Ripleys
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Why Don't Woodpeckers Get Headaches?

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Woodpeckers can peck up to 20 times per second. Do they get headaches? Their skulls are separated from their beaks, with an air cushion softening blows. They also have a third eyelid that keeps their eyeballs from flying out of their heads. These features
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The Myth of Washington's Teeth

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A War Secret: http://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/washingtons-teeth/ George Washington suffered from poor dental health his whole life, and his quest for comfortable dentures even became a war matter. FOLLOW US! http://www.ripleys.com https://www.facebook.c
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Atomic Tourism

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Read More: http://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/atomic-tourism/ In the 1950s, tourists headed to the city of lights to see the biggest light of them all: a nuclear detonation. The cities economy and population exploded with the bombs in spite of the fears of
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The Unclaimed Baggage Center

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http://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/unclaimed-baggage-center/ The Unclaimed Baggage Center is a store that sells lost airplane luggage. They've found some really strange things... FOLLOW US! http://www.ripleys.com https://www.facebook.com/RipleysBelieveItor
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I.Q. Zoo: Entertainment for All

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Learn more: http://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/iq-zoo/ Hosted by Ripley’s lead researcher, Sabrina Sieck, let Ripley’s Believe It or Not! introduce YOU to the coolest stuff and strangest things. Today: I.Q. Zoo FOLLOW US! http://www.ripleys.com https://www
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Can a Cat Be a Telephone?

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Learn more: http://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/princeton-cat-experiment/ Hosted by Ripley’s lead researcher, Sabrina Sieck, let Ripley’s Believe It or Not! introduce YOU to the coolest stuff and strangest things. Today: The Princeton Cat Experiment... FOLL
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Beanie Babies: Where Are They Now?

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Learn more: http://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/beanie-babies/ After the beanie baby craze of the late 90s, what happened to these "valuable" toys? FOLLOW US! http://www.ripleys.com https://www.facebook.com/RipleysBelie... https://www.twitter.com/Ripleys ht
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The Man Who Won Stonehenge At Auction

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Learn more: http://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/man-bought-stonehenge/ At a 1915 auction, Cecil Chubb was the proud winner of Stonehenge. FOLLOW US! http://www.ripleys.com https://www.facebook.com/RipleysBelie... https://www.twitter.com/Ripleys https://www.
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Horseshoe Crab Blood Saves Lives

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http://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/horseshoe-crab-blood/ Horseshoe crabs have blue blood, and it can be used to detect minuscule contaminants and bacteria. FOLLOW US! http://www.ripleys.com https://www.facebook.com/RipleysBelieveItorNot https://www.twitter
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Ketchup Was Once Used As Medicine

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In 1834, Dr. John Cooke Bennet added tomatoes to ketchup. The addition of tomatoes meant it added a plethora of vitamins and antioxidants to the sauce. He had pill salesman, Archibald Miles, make his sauce into an extract of tomato pills. FOLLOW US! http:
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