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ORLANDO, Fla. – (March 10, 2010) – Ripley’s Believe It or Not!, the authority on all things odd, unusual and unbelievable, today became part of one of the largest oddities in the world – a 12-mile long gum wrapper chain.

New York (July 15, 2009) – Todd Robbins has eaten more than 4,000 lightbulbs – all in the name of entertainment! He also drives nails up his nose and swallows swords, but he’s lost count on those acts!
He also puts on a great, albeit, unusual and exciting show, which he will share with New Yorkers [...]

New York, NY (March 31, 2009) – Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Times Square today unveiled a portrait of President Barack Obama made entirely of gumballs-12,784 of them! The amazing 12,784-gumball portrait is now on display at Ripley’s
The one-of-a-kind, six-by-six foot portrait of the President, which can be seen for free from Ripley’s street entrance, will [...]

Orlando, Fla. (Oct. 16, 2008) – Couples anxious to conceive have made pilgrimages to the Ripley’s Believe It or Not! corporate offices in Orlando during the last several years to stroke a pair of famous African fertility statues.
But one California woman couldn’t make the journey, so she faxed her handprints to Ripley’s headquarters where they [...]

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. (Sept. 17, 2008) – More than 300 of New York City’s finest event planners kicked off the countdown to the holidays on Tuesday evening with a sample of Manhattan’s newest and coolest event venue:  Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Times Square. 
Corporate parties, weddings, bar mitzvahs, and other special events now possible [...]