After 59 years at San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf, Ripley's Believe It or Not! is closing its 400-artifact museum and 2,000-sq-ft mirror maze by year-end and plans to sell several unusual city-linked exhibits

After 59 years at San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf, Ripley’s Believe It or Not! is closing its 400-artifact museum and 2,000-sq-ft mirror maze by year-end and plans to sell several unusual city-linked exhibits

Ripley’s San Francisco museum and mirror mazePhoto credit: Ripley’s Believe It or Not! (San Francisco)/ FACEBOOK After nearly six decades at San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf, Ripley’s Believe It or Not! is preparing to close its doors before the end of 2026. The attraction, which opened on February 2, 1967, contains more than 400 unusual artifacts…

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He quit school at 12 to bag peanuts; 22 years later, he runs a Texas farm with organic crops and a 16-acre vineyard | World News

He quit school at 12 to bag peanuts; 22 years later, he runs a Texas farm with organic crops and a 16-acre vineyard | World News

Image(s): Shelley E. Huguley Henry Froese was told he couldn’t farm without family ties, couldn’t grow organic crops in Gaines County’s sandy soils, and certainly couldn’t grow grapes there. His answer was always “Why not?” According to Farm Progress, Froese quit school at 12 to bag peanuts for a local farmer, later leased his own…

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Anees Bazmee mourns the demise of 'Welcome' star Mushtaq Khan; calls him 'a truly remarkable artist and a beautiful soul' |

Anees Bazmee mourns the demise of ‘Welcome’ star Mushtaq Khan; calls him ‘a truly remarkable artist and a beautiful soul’ |

Anees Bazmee mourns the demise of ‘Welcome’ star Mushtaq Khan; calls him ‘a truly remarkable artist and a beautiful soul’ Filmmaker Anees Bazmee has paid an emotional tribute to actor Mushtaq Khan, who won hearts as ‘Balu’ in the 2007 comedy hit ‘Welcome’. Sanjay Mishra has also remembered Khan as a “guardian”, while fans continue…

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At England's Studland Bay, replacing damaging boat anchors with eco-moorings cut scars in seagrass by 94%; researchers say the recovering meadow is also supporting a growing population of seahorses

At England’s Studland Bay, replacing damaging boat anchors with eco-moorings cut scars in seagrass by 94%; researchers say the recovering meadow is also supporting a growing population of seahorses

The eco-moorings used at Studland Bay are designed to avoid that movement across the seabed (Photo: National Trust via The Guardian) At England’s Studland Bay, damage to seagrass caused by traditional boat anchors has fallen sharply after eco-moorings were introduced, with scars in one trial area shrinking by 94% between 2021 and 2025. Researchers say…

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Govinda BREAKS SILENCE on his Lalbaugcha Raja visit with Rani Swarnkar, 'a very strategically planned movement'; says his personal life is 'not a subject for anyone' |

Govinda BREAKS SILENCE on his Lalbaugcha Raja visit with Rani Swarnkar, ‘a very strategically planned movement’; says his personal life is ‘not a subject for anyone’ |

Govinda BREAKS SILENCE on his Lalbaugcha Raja visit with Rani Swarnkar, ‘a very strategically planned movement’; says his personal life is ‘not a subject for anyone’ Govinda has responded to the buzz around his visit to Mumbai’s Lalbaugcha Raja Pandal with his ‘Roopa’ co-star Rani Swarnkar. He said he went there to pray for his…

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In 2015, a Phoenix man paid $5.99 for a LeCoultre Deep Sea Alarm at Goodwill; after experts confirmed it was authentic, he sold the rare watch days later for more than $35,000

In 2015, a Phoenix man paid $5.99 for a LeCoultre Deep Sea Alarm at Goodwill; after experts confirmed it was authentic, he sold the rare watch days later for more than $35,000

An Arizona man looking for a used golf cart at a local charity shop left with a rare 1950s diving watch that earned him more than $35,000. Zach Norris bought the vintage LeCoultre Deep Sea Alarm for $5.99 after finding it face down in a basket of battery-powered watches at a Goodwill store in Phoenix….

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