Today’s Thomas Jefferson’s birthday, did you know he was a botanist, soldier, lawyer, traveler, surgeon, economist, poet, builder, educator, chemist, engineer, astronomer, zoologist, naturalist, paleontologist, draftsman, artist, surveyor, mathematician, meteorologist, architect, linguist, wheelwright, musician, farmer, horseman, diplomat, lawgiver, gardener, and scholar? I’m Colton, blogger at Ripleys.com, and in today’s Weird Minute we’ll just be focusing on his life as an inventor.

I’m Colton, blogger at Ripleys.com. Count it down because on today's Weird Minute we’re launching into the strangest space flight traditions.

I’m Edward Meyer, VP of Archive & Exhibits for Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Collectors and archivists are always looking for the one that got away, whether it was them that “lost it”, or someone else. One of my “Holy Grail’ desires, is to find “Atta Boy”---an item Ripley had in his possession in 1933, but seemingly let get away.

You’ll understand why your parents told you not to answer the door for strangers after you hear the kinds of things door-to-door salesman used to hock. I’m Sabrina, lead researcher for Ripley’s Believe It or Not!, and this is your Weird Minute.

I’m Suzanne from Rpleys.com and today is Tax Day! Whether you fall on the side of getting a fat refund check, or if you owe the IRS, we can all agree, doing your taxes just plain sucks.  

Today’s topic is the musa sapientum, but you might be more familiar with its common name, the banana. I’m Sabrina lead researcher for Ripley’s Believe It or Not!, and this you’re your Weird Minute.

Do drugs affect spiders the way they affect humans? I’m Suzanne, blogger at Ripleys.com, and on today’s Weird Minute, we find out.

Prepare a bow or curtsy, today is Queen Elizabeth II’s 91st birthday. I’m Adam from Ripleys.com, and this is your Weird Minute.

They say two things in life are guaranteed, death and taxes. Today, we're counting down a few of the places in the world where dying is outright banned. I’m Colton, blogger at Ripleys.com, and this is your Weird Minute.

I’m Colton, blogger at Ripleys.com, and this is your Weird Minute. Today we’re talking coffee, that pungent brown water that gets people going each morning.