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ORLANDO, Fla. (Feb. 22, 2011) – The Star Spangled Banner’s lyrics were written by Francis Scott Key and the song has been sung by millions of Americans.  But it was none other than Robert Ripley who started an effort to recognize the song as America’s national anthem.

New York, (Feb. 15, 2011)  – Simon & Schuster, Inc. has entered an agreement with Ripley Entertainment, Inc. to handle all sales, distribution and fulfillment in the United States and Canada, it was announced today. The agreement is effective April 1, 2011.

ORLANDO, Fla. (Dec. 28, 2010) – Ripley Entertainment Inc. continues its world-wide growth as it opened Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Jeju Island in South Korea on Christmas Eve Day as the world’s 32nd Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odditorium.

ORLANDO, Fla. (Dec. 27, 2010) – Ripley’s Believe It or Not! searches the globe for the ultimate in unusual oddities, strange stories and terrific true tales. After reading and reviewing hundreds of stories from headlines around the world in 2010, the experts and weird-ologists at Ripley’s are releasing their Top 10 Strange Stories of 2010.  [...]

ORLANDO, Fla. – (Dec. 20, 2010) – It’s a fairy-tale ending to an amazing story that had a flea infested beginning. Ripley the dog, 2010’s luckiest poodle, was the canine star of the show at Ripley’s Big Bash! on Saturday at the Houma, Louisiana Petco store. The well-attended event was a send-off party and pet [...]

ORLANDO, Fla. (Dec. 17, 2009) – Ripley’s Believe It or Not! is celebrating two major milestones this month – the birth of Robert Ripley on Christmas Day 1890, and the Dec. 19 anniversary of his first cartoon, which was the start of the Ripley’s Believe It or Not! brand.
 

ORLANDO, Fla. (Nov. 22, 2010) – The latest annual in the multimillion bestselling series from Ripley Publishing is the perfect gift for teens, tweens, reluctant readers or anyone with an appreciation for the unusual. Enter If You Dare! is a collection of mind-boggling stories, facts and features from around the world.

ORLANDO, Fla. (Nov. 18, 2010) – In its first outing as a trade show exhibitor since 1999, Ripley Entertainment  won the “Image Award” for best booth at the Nov. 16-19 Attractions Expo of the International Assn. of Amusement Parks & Attractions (IAAPA).    

ORLANDO, Fla.  (Nov. 16, 2010) – Would you like to break a world record while on vacation? Ripley Entertainment Inc. will soon be giving millions of visitors that opportunity.

ORLANDO, Fla. (Nov. 10, 2010) – Ripley Entertainment Inc., the largest chain of walk-through family attractions in the world, will be exhibiting for the first time in 11 years at the 2010 conference and expo of the International Assn. of Amusement Parks & Attractions (IAAPA), Nov. 16-19 in Orlando.