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Ripley’s Believe It or Not owns the world’s larget collection of 19th century Vampire Killing Kits.

Reporter Buck Wolf of Sphere (formerly AOL News) visited the NYC Odditorium with his video camera and created a great video on this rare item.

Check out the video!

The big announcement about Ripley’s largest and most costliest exhibit at Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies, received a great deal of news, including this nice writeup from Knoxnews.com.

Tim O’Brien, VP Communications for Ripley’s Believe It or Not! was interviewed by Blogtalkradio.com host Steven Shaman on Oct. 16 with topics ranging from Ripley’s new book, Seeing Is Believing! to the Ripley family of worldwide attractions, to Tim’s former career as a journalist covering the theme park and attractions industries. All made for an interesting [...]

ORLANDO, Fla. (Sept. 16, 2009) – Ripley Entertainment’s latest entrees into its communication menu – Ripley Radio – An On-Demand Oddcast and Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Seeing is Believing – were featured on the front page of AOL.Com News.
Writer  Buck Wolf interviewed Tim O’Brien about travelling with genuine shrunken heads in his carry-on luggage and [...]

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (Aug. 26, 2009) – The 13th Annual Face Off Contest at Ripley’s Believe It or Not! in Atlantic City on Wednesday, August 26 attracted a crowd of the curious as contestants contorted their faces into myriad shapes and configurations in hopes of impressing the judges. When all was said and done, Joe Zappulla of Irvington, Pa. collected the [...]

Edward Meyer, VP Archives & Exhibits for Ripley Entertainment Inc., was interviewed on National Public Radio’s Here & Now on August 10. News anchor Deborah Becker and Meyer talked about how the company acquires all the strange, weird and unusual items found in it’s 30 Believe It or Not! odditoriums around the world. Listen now.

Two “non-mainstream” performers who are featured in the new Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Seeing is Believing book, celebrated the book’s official launch on Tuesday by visiting City TV’s Breakfast TV in Toronto. Tom Owen lifted anchorwoman Jennifer Valentyne off the floor with his teeth, and let a 190 pound stagehand jump on his stomach from a four-foot [...]

Nice story today about Ripley’s Believe It or Not! in London. Read it in The Philippine Star.

Radio host January Jones talks with Ripley’s VP Communications, Tim O’Brien about the joys of working for a company whose main goal is to entertain and put smiles on people’s faces. The show is available on a live stream at noon Eastern time on July 9, and is archived thereafter.
Hear Tim on Whine Time with [...]

Ripley’s VP of Communications Tim O’Brien was a guest on Maureen Kedes’  PR Insider radio show on Friday, June 26. For an hour, the two spoke of the world of Ripley, how the 70-plus Ripley businesses are being presented and promoted and how Ripley keeps the 90-year old brand relevent in the world today. Listen to the show.