The uliltmate in Mac bling...24 Karat gold plating! Computer-Choppers.com provides luxury customization to computers and electronics. You can have your iMac, Macbook, iPhone or iPod plated in crome, gold or platinum just to name a few...oh, and you can add diamonds to your mac logo on the top.
Rick Murray has spent over $4000 USD and 24 tattoo hours turning himself into a tattooed Zombie, Believe It or Not!
Have you ever seen a pink dolphin? Me either...but Believe It or Not!, here it is! Charter boat captain Erik Rue, 42, captured this image after the mammal first surfaced in Lake Calcasieu, an inland saltwater estuary, north of the Gulf of Mexico in southwestern USA. He said: "I just happened to see a little pod of dolphins, and I noticed one that was a little lighter. "It was absolutely stunningly pink.” It is actually an albino dolphin. A close relation of dolphins, the Amazon River Botos, called pink dolphins, live in South America in the Amazon. USA
Just because this is pretty cool...this is a "Candy Heart' by Lego artist Nathan Sawaya. His art is simply amazing! About the heart...it is 10" x 9" x 9". Sawaya says "I'm not a fan of Valentine's Day. It is a made up holiday and makes more people feel sad than happy. It can make your heart feel vulnerable. Almost edible." Believe It or Not!
This could be it! Japanese explorers have reported finding a footprint they believe could belong to the Yeti! The team traveled to the Himalayas to search for the elusive beast after Mr. Takahashi, the team leader, believes he saw the creature in 2003. The footprint was 8in and was similar, but not too similar to a human’s. The team, however, failed to capture the beast on film during their 42 day trip. Believe It or Not!
A yet-to-be-named diamond has been unearthed in the Letseng Mine in Lesotho, South Africa. The diamond is currently the 20th largest rough diamond, but has the potential to become a record breaking gemstone. The rock has remarkable clarity and a flawless center that could value it more precious than the Koh-i-Noor diamond which is part of the Crown Jewels. It is estimated that it is capable of producing a 150 carat diamond. Believe It or Not!
Here you see two New Guinea ancestor skulls. These are just two of the various real human skulls on display at Ripley's Believe It or Not! Catch them on display in between performances at the grand opening of Ripley’s Believe It or Not! at 1 Piccadilly Circus on September 3.
Believe It or Not! the Ga people of Ghana, Africa often order designer fantasy coffins that reflect the occupation, status or achievements of the deceased. Hand carved by one craftsman known as Paa Joe, the Ga fantasy coffins are the center-piece in elaborate weeklong funerals that celebrate a well-lived life with abundant feasting and festive music. This unused eagle coffin is one of Joe’s most unusual designs. Other fantasy coffins owned by Ripley’s include ones shaped like a lobster, a chicken, an airplane and even a giant coke bottle.
Robert Earle Hughes was born in 1926 weighing 11 ¼ lbs. At age 3 months, suffering from whooping cough, he burst a gland in the back of his neck. From that day on, he grew rapidly gaining pounds and inches daily. At age 20, Robert wore overalls with a 9’-1” waistband. Robert Earle Hughes died at age 32. At that time of his death he weighed 1,069 pounds. Believe It or Not! At the new London Believe It or Not! museum, you can see how many of your friends it takes to weigh the same as Rob!
I gave you a few days, and here’s the answer. This is the infamous Ripley’s Fiji Mermaid! I know, I know, that’s not a real mermaid, but Ripley himself exposed it as a fraud. It’s really just a creative combination of monkey and fish parts. Creepy, huh? Congratulations to Jack Bereiter who was the first to answer correctly. See it for yourself at the new Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museum at 1 Piccadilly Circus, London and Believe It or Not!
All the way from Weeki Wachee Springs, Florida, these marine-ladies performed for a limited time at the Myrtle Beach Aquarium.
A herd of catfish were seen “walking” down a street in Pinellas Park, Florida this week. Because of recent heavy rains, the sewers’ water levels got too high and catfish emerged from the storm drains! Catfish can survive out of water as long as they stay moist. Believe It or Not.
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