Personally, I try not to drink anything that comes out of a dead animal carcass, but that sure isn’t stopping some people. BrewDog recently offered a limited edition The End of History beer that not only was 55% alcohol by volume, but it also came in a taxidermied animal, and cost $765 per 12 ounce ...

Whale watchers caught this image of a giant whale jumping out of the water and onto a sailboat. [video] Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

Riche Sowa created his own island paradise that floats on plastic bottles.  The island is totally self sustaining, as he has lots of fruits and vegetables growing, has a bathroom, a solar oven, a comfy hammock, even pets!  He hopes to one day float around the world.  See a clip from an episode of Ripley’s Believe ...

Watch this parrot do 20 tricks in 2 minutes.  This is all kinds of awesome! Senegal Parrot performs 20 parrot tricks in just 2 minutes: 1. Wave 2. Nod 3. Turn Around 4. Target 5. Wings 6. Shake 7. Hello 8. Climb Rope 9. Coin Drawer 10. Piggy Bank 11. Flip Card 12. Bowl 13. Play Dead 14. Slinky 15. Fetch 16. Somersault 17. Basketball 18. Bat 19. Slide 20. Ring on Peg Visit http://trainedparrot.com for information ...

This is a knitting machine based on a clock.  It contains 48 needles, a spool of yarn.  One rotation of the wheel equals one full day.  After a year, you will have a 2 meter long scarf.  It was recently displayed at the DMY International Design Festival in Berlin. via: What The Cool

It is time for another installment of or video series “Inside the Vault with Edward Meyer”. In this episode, Edward discusses a Chinese Camel Bone Carving that just arrived inside the Ripley Warehouse. [Video]