Hippo Meat Nearly Became An American Food Staple
Proponents lovingly referred to them as lake bacon.
Posts in category Cool Stuff Strange Things
Cool Stuff & Stange Things brings you the most bizarre and odd stories with a twist of humor. Sit back and let Ripley’s lead researcher Sabrina Sieck show you some cool stuff and strange things.
Scientists Once Thought Platypuses Were Fake
The strange pelt showed up on a zoologist’s office in 1799.
The Fish That Gets Eye Lifts, Chin Jobs, And Other Cosmetic Surgeries
An ideal arowana swims with confidence and is neither too thin nor too fat.
The Creepy Key West Doll They Say Is Haunted
A young boy named Robert Eugene “Gene” Otto was gifted the doll in 1906.
Australia’s Glow Worms: A Stunning Larva Light Show
Similar to spiders, the larvae weave webs from the cave’s ceilings that are stippled with drops of mucus.
The Woman Behind The Moon Landing
Margaret Hamilton was responsible for the code that took us to the Moon!
Trading Urns For Vacuums In The Afterlife At Disney
The most popular locations to scatter ashes include the Pirates of the Caribbean ride and the Haunted Mansion.
Surviving The Most Extreme Brushes With Death
“El Fusilado” survived a ten-man firing squad, including a point-blank coup de grace.
Thousands Want To Drink The Mummy Juice From An Ancient Sarcophagus
Thousands want to drink the red sewage juice found inside an ancient Egyptian sarcophagus.
