Presents surprising facts from far and wide, in such areas as unusual cities, jewels, and inventions.

Presents surprising facts about football, basketball, baseball, golf, and other sports.

Offers stories of close calls and amazing survival against all odds in natural disasters, transportation accidents and similar mishaps, severe illness, and other life-threatening circumstances, along with quizzes and "brain busters."

Features bizarre facts, photographs, crazy stories, and amazing records, interviews and fun features that will make readers fascinated by how unbelievable the truth can be about things that are off the wall.

A collection of bizarre facts, stories, and photographs featuring strange creatures, places, sports, body oddities, foods, artwork, feats, and adventures around the world.

A compendium of incredible and bizarre facts, stories, interviews and features. Includes a dramatic eight-page gatefold section presenting Ripley's first ever Odditorium at the Chicago World's Fair, 1933-1934; a selection of choice memorabilia; informative boxes giving the scientific explanation behind some of the most incredible tales in the book; a section on the Olympic games, past and present; black and white Ripley archive photographs; and miscellaneous...

Presents a collection of unusual and miscellaneous facts about the structure and functions of the human body, along with illustrations of individuals who have set world records using their body.

The tenth collection of amazing stories and incredible facts from around the world features hidden content through a companion app and includes stories about a family off hirsute "werewolf sisters" and a man who hangs weights from his eye sockets.

"Presenting a brand new title in this award-winning series, Sharks and Other Scary Sea Creatures gives a fantastic Ripley's Believe It or Not! twist on a favorite subject. Meet extraordinary sharks and savage sea creatures in this exciting new Ripley's book. With fun facts, awesome images, and amazing Ripley stories throughout, kids will love reading about the fearsome, freaky and utterly odd ocean-dwellers on every page"-- "Curiosities and wonders--illustrated...