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| ripley's believe it or not book 2018: 100 Years of Ripley's Believe It Or Not! Robert Ripley, 2018-11 Celebrate a century of the weird, the eccentric and the amazing with 100 Years of Ripley's Believe It Or Not! From humble beginnings in 1918, Ripley has become the world's best-known brand when it comes to incredible-but-true facts. Now, the most remarkable stories from 100 years of adventures have been brought together in this colourful compendium. Its pages contain the most fascinating and surprising stories from a century of Ripley, including: - The fascinating true story of the original Mr Ripley, who built a global business from his love of unusual stories - Awe-inspiring fold-out pages that bring the Ripley story alive in three dimensions - Never-before-seen images of the oddest objects from the depths of the Ripley archive Spectacular, surprising and inspiring at turns, 100 Years of Ripley's Believe It Or Not! is a must-have for anyone intrigued by the weirder side of the last century . . . |
| ripley's believe it or not book 2018: Ripley's Believe It Or Not! Expect...The Unexpected Ripley's Believe It Or Not!, Geoff Tibballs, 2006-08 An encyclopedia of oddities features unexpected and unimaginable people, places, and creatures from around the world. |
| ripley's believe it or not book 2018: Ripley's Believe It Or Not! Reality Shock! Ripley's Believe It Or Not!, 2014-09-09 Reality Shock! is the 2015 edition of Ripley’s Believe It or Not! bestselling annual series. This incredible collection is loaded with unbelievable facts, amazing stories, and incredible animals. With amazing photography, zany stories and unbelievable facts and figures, this book is sure to be a favorite with adults and children alike. Reality Shock! Is filled with more of the amazing facts, unbelievable stories and extraordinary photography that makes Ripley’s Believe It or Not! so popular. Read all about the amazing things that people all over the world have done- from insane stunts to crazy traditions. Take a closer look at the extraordinary images nature produces, such as mutated animals and amazingly impossible vistas. Crystal clear photography paired with zany stories, amazing facts and figures that are undeniably true but incredibly hard to believe will make this book a must have for every household. |
| ripley's believe it or not book 2018: Who Was Robert Ripley? Kirsten Anderson, Who HQ, 2015-02-05 Enter a world of shrunken heads, mystic holy men, shriveled aliens, and bizarre relics in the delightfully odd tale of Robert Ripley. Born in California, Ripley began his career as a sports cartoonist. He went on to chronicle global records and oddities in his weekly column, Believe It Or Not! After publishing mogul William Randolph Hearst took an interest in the column, it became a syndicated global success. Ripley spent his life traveling to more than 200 countries in search of strange objects and interesting facts. His penchant for the peculiar launched an entertainment empire, and his collection of artifacts can be seen worldwide at his famous Odditoriums. Believe It Or Not! |
| ripley's believe it or not book 2018: Ripley's Believe it Or Not! Jessica Firpi, 2016 Features crazy facts, new discoveries, and weird wonders of the world, including watermelon bagels in Japan, frozen waves in Massachusetts, and a trampoline road in Russia. |
| ripley's believe it or not book 2018: A Curious Man Neal Thompson, 2013-06-06 One of the most successful entertainment figures of his time, Robert Ripley’s life is the stuff of a classic American fairy tale. Bucktoothed and hampered by shyness, Ripley turned his sense of being an outsider into an appreciation of the weird and wonderful. He sold his first cartoon to LIFE magazine at eighteen, but it was his wildly popular ‘Believe It or Not!’ radio shows that won him international fame, and spurred him on to search the globe’s farthest corners for bizarre facts, human curiosities and shocking phenomena. Ripley delighted in making preposterous declarations that somehow turned out to be true – such as that Charles Lindburgh was only the sixty-seventh man to fly across the Atlantic or that ‘The Star Spangled Banner’ was not the USA’s national anthem. And he demanded respect for those who were labelled ‘eccentrics’ or ‘freaks’ – whether it be E. L. Blystone, who wrote 2,871 alphabet letters on a grain of rice, or the man who could swallow his own nose. By the 1930s, Ripley possessed a wide fortune, a private yacht and a huge mansion stocked with such oddities as shrunken heads and medieval torture devices. His pioneering firsts in print, radio and television tapped into something deep in the American consciousness – a taste for the titillating and exotic, and a fascination with the fastest, biggest, wackiest and weirdest – and ensured a worldwide legacy that continues today. This compelling biography portrays a man who was dedicated to exalting the strange and unusual – but who may have been the most amazing oddity of all. |
| ripley's believe it or not book 2018: Ripley Under Water Patricia Highsmith, 2008-08-26 Ripley must protect himself when an American couple come to the village where he lives with this wife. |
| ripley's believe it or not book 2018: The Talented Mr. Ripley Patricia Highsmith, 2008-05-27 Since his debut in 1955, Tom Ripley has evolved into the ultimate bad boy sociopath. Here, in the first Ripley novel, we are introduced to suave Tom Ripley, a young striver, newly arrived in the heady world of Manhattan. A product of a broken home, branded a sissy by his dismissive Aunt Dottie, Ripley meets a wealthy industrialist who hires him to bring his playboy son, Dickie Greenleaf, back from gallivanting in Italy. Soon Ripley's fascination with Dickie's debonair lifestyle turns obsessive as he finds himself enraged by Dickie's ambivalent affections for Marge, a charming American dilettante. A dark reworking of Henry James's The Ambassadors, The Talented Mr. Ripley serves as an unforgettable introduction to this smooth confidence man, whose talent for murder and self-invention is chronicled in four subsequent Ripley novels. |
| ripley's believe it or not book 2018: The Only Thing Worse Than Me Is You Lily Anderson, 2016-05-17 After years of competing against each other, Trixie and Ben form a fandom-based tentative friendship when their best friends start dating each other, but after Trixie's friend gets expelled for cheating they have to choose which side they are on. |
| ripley's believe it or not book 2018: Ripley's Believe it Or Not!. Geoff Tibballs, 2011 |
| ripley's believe it or not book 2018: Ripley's Believe It Or Not! Prepare To Be Shocked Ripley's Believe It Or Not!, Geoff Tibballs, 2008-08-05 An illustrated collection of oddities that are sure to shock the reader. |
| ripley's believe it or not book 2018: Bobbie the Wonder Dog: A True Story Tricia Brown, 2016-04-12 This is the amazing true story of Bobbie the Wonder Dog, a legend in his own time who warmed the hearts of a nation. The Scotch collie mix was lost on a family trip from Oregon to Indiana in 1923 and walked all the way home, a six-month and almost 2,800-mile journey, to return to the people he loved. Brown takes a sensational news story and focuses on the devotion of one remarkable dog to bring this amazing story to young readers for the first time. Porter’s illustrations combine rich colors and vintage details to bring Bobbie to life on the pages through all of his adventures and hardships. A dog story as incredible now as it was nearly a century ago, gives Bobbie the Wonder Dog all the makings of a timeless classic. —Midwest Book Review Porter's detailed and dramatically lit paintings trace Bobbie's difficult solo trip back to Oregon, crossing through snowy forests and rain-soaked fields. An end note reveals additional details about Bobbie's remarkable life, fleshing out a quietly inspiring story that's just as engrossing now as it was some 90 years ago. —Publishers Weekly Bob was an average-looking collie puppy in every way, except for his bobbed tail . . . and maybe that’s why the Brazier family named him Bob, or Bobbie. But he was average in no other way. In 1923, Bobbie joined Frank and Elizabeth Brazier for a cross-country drive from Silverton, Oregon, to Indiana, Frank’s home state, where they planned to visit family. During a stop in Indiana, Bobbie was chased off by loose dogs, and after a week of searching and placing newspaper ads, the broken-hearted Braziers had to give up and start the drive home. Six months to the day after he was lost in Indiana, a very thin Bobbie was spotted on a Silverton sidewalk, his coat matted, his paws raw from wear. Unbelievable as it seemed, the three-year-old dog had WALKED almost 2,800 miles to get back home. Though weak and tired, Bobbie went berserk with joy when he was reunited with his family, and from that day, all of their lives changed. In the weeks and months that followed, his story tore across the country in newspapers and even in a hardcover collection of pet stories. He was the main attraction at an Oregon home-builders convention in Portland, where thousands lined up to pet him, and he starred in a short feature film. Also, the Braziers eventually heard from people along Bobbie's homeward-bound route, places where he’d stopped long enough to recoup, and then he was gone again. These stories verified their thinking. Bobbie had done the impossible. When Bobbie died, he was buried in Portland, Oregon, by the Oregon Humane Society. Rin Tin-Tin was there to lay a wreath at his funeral, which was officiated by the mayor of Portland. This incredible story is all true, and the origins of Lassie Come Home are said to be traced to the story of Bob of Silverton, also known as Bobbie, the Wonder Dog. |
| ripley's believe it or not book 2018: Moving Meditations Callie Drozinski, 2024-07-02 While loving the Lord with all our hearts, souls, minds, and strength, we can be drawn into a deeper relationship with Him by moving our bodies to experience the presence of the Holy Spirit while becoming less self-focused and more Christ-focused. Through scriptures, devotions, breath exercises, and movements demonstrated with clear images, registered yoga instructor Callie Drozinski shares inspiring tools that invite believers to relieve stress, calm their busy minds, and find relief from physical pain in order to love God, themselves, and others more like Jesus did. Through her instructions, participants will practice specific exercises and stretches, focus their minds, and pray the scripture as they move and breathe in each posture to open the heart and soul, worship God, and ultimately find healing. Moving Meditations shares scriptures, movements, and devotions that encourage believers to exercise, stretch, and pray with Christ at the center to find healing for the heart, soul, mind, and strength. |
| ripley's believe it or not book 2018: Social Creature Tara Isabella Burton, 2018-06-05 One of the Best Books of the Year: Janet Maslin, The New York Times Vulture NPR Social Creature is a wicked original with echoes of the greats (Patricia Highsmith, Gillian Flynn). —Janet Maslin, The New York Times For readers of Gillian Flynn and Donna Tartt, a dark, propulsive and addictive debut thriller, splashed with all the glitz and glitter of New York City. They go through both bottles of champagne right there on the High Line, with nothing but the stars over them... They drink and Lavinia tells Louise about all the places they will go together, when they finish their stories, when they are both great writers-to Paris and to Rome and to Trieste... Lavinia will never go. She is going to die soon. Louise has nothing. Lavinia has everything. After a chance encounter, the two spiral into an intimate, intense, and possibly toxic friendship. A Talented Mr. Ripley for the digital age, this seductive story takes a classic tale of obsession and makes it irresistibly new. |
| ripley's believe it or not book 2018: Ripley Under Ground Patricia Highsmith, 2008-09-17 Ripley is an unmistakable descendant of Gatsby, that 'penniless young man without a past' who will stop at nothing.—Frank Rich Now part of American film and literary lore, Tom Ripley, a bisexual psychopath and art forger who murders without remorse when his comforts are threatened (New York Times Book Review), was Patricia Highsmith's favorite creation. In these volumes, we find Ripley ensconced on a French estate with a wealthy wife, a world-class art collection, and a past to hide. In Ripley Under Ground (1970), an art forgery goes awry and Ripley is threatened with exposure; in The Boy Who Followed Ripley (1980), Highsmith explores Ripley's bizarrely paternal relationship with a troubled young runaway, whose abduction draws them into Berlin's seamy underworld; and in Ripley Under Water (1991), Ripley is confronted by a snooping American couple obsessed with the disappearance of an art collector who visited Ripley years before. More than any other American literary character, Ripley provides a lens to peer into the sinister machinations of human behavior (John Freeman, Pittsburgh Gazette). |
| ripley's believe it or not book 2018: Spy Camp Stuart Gibbs, 2013-04-02 School may be out for summer, but top-secret training continues for aspiring spy Ben Ripley--and so does the danger. Ben Ripley is a middle-schooler whose school is not exactly average--he's spent the last year training to be a top-level spy and dodging all sorts of associated danger. So now that summer's finally here, Ben's ready to have some fun and relax. Except that's not going to happen, because a spy-in-training's work is never done, and the threats from SPYDER, an enemy spy organization, are as unavoidable as the summer heat. Will Ben be able to keep his cover--and his cool? |
| ripley's believe it or not book 2018: The Thrill Club R. L. Stine, 1994 Talia writes horror stories that everyone loves -until they start to come true. |
| ripley's believe it or not book 2018: Ripley's Believe It Or Not Tony Isabella, Ben Meares, 2019-02-05 This volume reprints Ripley's Believe it or Not! issues 1 & 2 published by Zenescope Entertainment. |
| ripley's believe it or not book 2018: The Silent Patient Alex Michaelides, 2019-02-05 **THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** An unforgettable—and Hollywood-bound—new thriller... A mix of Hitchcockian suspense, Agatha Christie plotting, and Greek tragedy. —Entertainment Weekly The Silent Patient is a shocking psychological thriller of a woman’s act of violence against her husband—and of the therapist obsessed with uncovering her motive. Alicia Berenson’s life is seemingly perfect. A famous painter married to an in-demand fashion photographer, she lives in a grand house with big windows overlooking a park in one of London’s most desirable areas. One evening her husband Gabriel returns home late from a fashion shoot, and Alicia shoots him five times in the face, and then never speaks another word. Alicia’s refusal to talk, or give any kind of explanation, turns a domestic tragedy into something far grander, a mystery that captures the public imagination and casts Alicia into notoriety. The price of her art skyrockets, and she, the silent patient, is hidden away from the tabloids and spotlight at the Grove, a secure forensic unit in North London. Theo Faber is a criminal psychotherapist who has waited a long time for the opportunity to work with Alicia. His determination to get her to talk and unravel the mystery of why she shot her husband takes him down a twisting path into his own motivations—a search for the truth that threatens to consume him.... |
| ripley's believe it or not book 2018: American Sideshow Marc Hartzman, 2006-09-21 A fascinating look into the history of the American sideshow and its performers. Learn what's real, what's fake, and what's just downright bizarre. You've probably heard of Tom Thumb. The Elephant Man. Perhaps even Chang and Eng, the original Siamese twins. But what about Eli Bowen, the legless acrobat? Or Prince Randian, the human torso? These were just a few of the many stars that shone during the heyday of the American sideshow, from 1840 to 1950. American Sideshow chronicles the lives of truly amazing performers, examining these brave and extraordinary curiosities not just as sideshow performers but as people, delving into the lives they led and the ways they were able to triumph over and even benefit from their abnormalities. American Sideshow discusses the rise and fall of the original sideshows and their subsequent replacement by today's self-made freaks. With the progress of modern medicine, technological advancements, and the wonderful world of body modification, abnormalities are being overcome, treated and even prevented: Siamese twins can now be separated, and in addition to this, tongues can be forked, horns surgically implanted, and earlobes removed. There are also, of course, modern-day giants, fire eaters, sword swallowers, glass eaters, human blockheads, and oh, so much more. These fascinating personalities are celebrated through intimate biographies paired with stunning photographs. Approximately two hundred performers from the past one hundred and sixty years are featured, giving readers a comprehensive and sometimes astonishing look into the history of the American sideshow |
| ripley's believe it or not book 2018: Ripley Twists PB: Sharks and Other Scary Sea Creatures , 2018-04-03 Ripley’s Twists: Sharks and Other Scary Sea Creatures is the latest title in the award-winning Ripley's Twists children’s reference series. Bursting with amazing photography, compelling illustrations, and all-new content, this easy-to-read book presents scientific facts with the unbelievable Ripley stories young readers can’t get enough of. Available individually or as part of a series, Ripley’s Twists non-fiction books have proven popularity in classrooms, libraries, and homes all over the globe. Get ready to dive deep with Ripley's Twists: Sharks and Other Scary Sea Creatures. From the mighty great white to the mysterious goblin shark explore the extraordinary world of terrifying and deadly sea creatures. |
| ripley's believe it or not book 2018: Sour Tales for Sweethearts Patricia Highsmith, 2015-01-22 This poisonous little book contains four wicked stories of love gone wrong. Taken from Little Tales of Misogyny, Highsmith's satirical, cultish short-story collection, these dark and often funny sketches reveal how your lover may not always have your best interests at heart... |
| ripley's believe it or not book 2018: Widow's Point Richard Chizmar, W.H. Chizmar, 2025-09-30 New York Times bestselling author Richard Chizmar, “one of horror’s indispensable writers” (Paste), and his son W.H. Chizmar, critically acclaimed author of Them (hailed by New York Times bestselling author Josh Malerman as “one of the best debuts I’ve ever read”) present a riveting found footage narrative about doomed thrill-seekers trapped in a haunted lighthouse. “This is a bad place. I don’t think people are meant to live here.” Longtime residents of Harper’s Cove believe that something is wrong with the Widow’s Point Lighthouse. Some say it’s cursed. Others claim it’s haunted. Originally built in 1838, three workers were killed during the lighthouse’s construction, including one who mysteriously plunged to his death from the catwalk. That tragic accident was never explained, and it was just the beginning of the terror. In the decades that followed, nearly two dozen additional deaths occurred in or around the lighthouse including cold-blooded murder, suicide, unexplained accidents and disappearances, the slaughter of an entire family, and the inexplicable death of a Hollywood starlet who was filming a movie on the grounds. The lighthouse was finally shuttered tight in 1988 and a security fence was erected around the property. No one has been inside since. Until now. Told across two harrowing incidents from 2017 and 2025, those who enter the Widow’s Point Lighthouse searching for supernatural proof and the next big thing find themselves cut off from the outside world. And although no one has recently stepped foot inside the structure, they are not alone. In this remarkable collaboration, father and son writing team, Richard and W.H. Chizmar combine forces to tell a terrifying ghost story that will make you think twice about what’s waiting for you in the dark. |
| ripley's believe it or not book 2018: Powerless Matthew Cody, 2009 Soon after moving to Noble's Green, Pennsylvania, twelve-year-old Daniel learns that his new friends have super powers that they will lose when they turn thirteen, unless he can use his brain power to protect them. |
| ripley's believe it or not book 2018: Ripley's Believe It or Not!: Daily Cartoons 1929-1930 Robert Ripley, 2014-10-21 Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odditoriums are among the most popular attractions worldwide, yet most people don't know that it all started with a daily cartoon drawn by one man — Robert Ripley. Originally a sports cartoonist, Ripley developed Believe It or Not! in the 1920s. By the end of the decade, the series had become a phenomenal hit. In an era when few people traveled outside their own home town, let alone out of the country, Ripley became a globetrotter, seeking stories of bizarre and unusual proportion to put in his internationally-known feature. The cartoons were adapted into radio and television programs, and helped make Ripley the highest paid cartoonist in the world. This series begins a chronological reprinting of Ripley’s famous daily cartoons in hardcover collections, reminding us that first and foremost Robert Ripley — explorer, radio, movie, and television personality, entrepreneur and museum impresario — was an astounding artist-cartoonist. The first volume reprises cartoons from 1929 and 1930, when Ripley’s fame raised him from relative obscurity to international celebrity, and includes bonus and background material from Ripley’s impressive archives. |
| ripley's believe it or not book 2018: An American Knight Norman J. Fulkerson, 2009 Colonel John W. Ripley, USMC was president of Southern Seminary, Southern Virginia College. |
| ripley's believe it or not book 2018: Ripley's Believe It Or Not! Issue #1 Howard Mackie, Dale Mettam, Ben Meares, Victoria Rau, Fox Kavanagh , 2018-10-03 A 48-page anthology of some of the most fantastic oddities in the Robert Ripley collection, written and illustrated by by an equally mind-blowing mix of comic book legends and rising stars. Including five illustrated fun fact pages, featuring more juicy tidbits about the stories within this issue and Robert Ripley himself! You'll have to see it to believe it! |
| ripley's believe it or not book 2018: Ripley's Believe it Or Not! , 2017 Packed with all the weirdest, wildest stories you've never heard of. These off-the-wall oddities must be seen to be believed!--Back cover. |
| ripley's believe it or not book 2018: The Book of the Year 2018 No Such Thing As A Fish, 2018-10-18 __________ ‘My favourite geeks. Hilarious. Sideways. Brilliant.’ Tim Minchin In a year dominated by Russian collusion and Brexit confusion, The Book of the Year returns with another dose of barely believable yet wholly unimpeachable facts and stories from the past twelve months. Every week for the past four years, Dan, James, Anna and Andy – the creators of the award-winning, chart-topping comedy podcast No Such Thing As A Fish – have wowed each other and millions of their listeners with the most astonishing trivia they have learned over the previous seven days. Now, once again, they have put down the microphones, picked up their pencils, and transformed a year’s worth of weird and wonderful happenings into one uplifting book that you won’t be able to put down. Discover how Peruvian mummies affected the World Cup, and why Love Island contestants are experts in game theory – as well as hundreds of stories that may have passed you by entirely, including the news that: · NASA sent a man with a fear of heights to the International Space Station. · An ice hotel in Canada caught fire. · Mark Zuckerberg’s private data was compromised while he was talking to Congress about compromised data. From Kim Jong Un’s personal potty to Jeremy Corbyn’s valuable vegetables, The Book of the Year 2018 is an eye-opening tour of yet another incredible year you didn’t know you’d lived through. |
| ripley's believe it or not book 2018: Ripley's Believe It Or Not! Issue #2 Howard Mackie, Tony Isabella, Ben Meares , 2018-11-14 More fantastic tales straight from the vaults of Robert Ripley himself! Told by legendary talents and rising stars alike! 48 pulse-pounding pages of magic and mystery featuring Howard Mackie, the legend of Stingy Jack, Tony Isabella, the inexplicable Winchester Mansion, and much, much more! Even when you see it, you won't believe it! |
| ripley's believe it or not book 2018: The Pregnancy Primer Melanie J. Pellowski, 2019-09-17 The relationship a mother develops with her baby begins long before hearing that first cry in the delivery room. There are the emotions! The questions! The cravings! Beginning with that very first ultrasound through every enjoyable (or not so enjoyable) moment leading up to the delivery date, The Pregnancy Primer is a sentimental yet playful interactive journal for the mommy-to-be in your life, a lasting offering of the bonds formed between a mother and her child during pregnancy, and a genuine reflection of what anticipating parenthood is all about. Inside this sweet memento you’ll find: Journaling pages for mommy-to-be to document the ups and downs of pregnancy Planning tips for the baby including must-haves for the nursery Photo inserts for ultrasounds and the evolution of pregnancy through the birth of the child Advice on nutrition, mental health, preparing for delivery, and so much more! An ideal gift for any new mother, The Pregnancy Primer honors the blessings and beauty of having a baby and keeps those proud, pregnant memories kicking with love for years to come. |
| ripley's believe it or not book 2018: Ripley's Believe It Or Not! Ripley's Entertainment Inc., 2016-10 Presents a collection of strange facts and coincidences about animals and human beings in the world of science. |
| ripley's believe it or not book 2018: Not For Tourists Guide to Los Angeles 2018 Not For Tourists, 2017-10-10 The Not For Tourists Guide to Los Angeles is the essential urban handbook that thousands of Los Angelenos rely on daily. The map-based, neighborhood-by-neighborhood guidebook divides the city into 57 mapped neighborhoods and pinpoints all of the essential services and entertainment hotspots with NFT’s user-friendly icons. Want to drive around the palm tree–peppered concrete jungle like a pro? NFT has you covered. How about sunbathing on a beach? We’ve got that, too. The nearest Hollywood club, holistic health practitioner, sports outing, or shopping destination—whatever you need—NFT puts it at your fingertips. The guide also includes: • A foldout highway map covering all of Los Angeles • Over 150 neighborhood and city maps • A guide to TV and movie studio locations • Listings for the best shopping destinations Everything from supermarkets, cafés, bars, and gas stations, to information on 24-hour services, beaches, public transportation, and city events—NFT will help you find a boutique for an Oscar gown and then show you how to get there. |
| ripley's believe it or not book 2018: The One Year Book of Amazing Stories Robert Petterson, 2018-10-09 ECPA 2020 Christian Book Award Finalist! You wouldn’t believe it, but . . . James Earl Jones, the voice of Darth Vader, grew up mute. Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team. Albert Einstein was bullied mercilessly in school. Beethoven’s mom almost aborted him. Life takes the strangest sharp turns—and sometimes, U-turns. Robert Petterson—popular speaker, storyteller, and author—has been a student for his entire life of what God is teaching us through those real-life U-turns. In this book, he compiles 365 amazing stories that teach lessons you won’t easily forget. Each entry is written in the rest-of-the-story style popularized by Paul Harvey. With The One Year Book of Amazing Stories, you’ll marvel at how God has used the lives of these ordinary people to change the course of human history. |
| ripley's believe it or not book 2018: The Big Book of Facts Terri Schlichenmeyer, 2021-08-01 Strange science facts! Hilarious history facts! Informative and Fun! A treat of science and history stories and trivia that will inform and entertain anyone curious about the world! From astonishing, amazing and surprising science and history facts to the little-known stories hidden inside bigger events, The Big Book of Facts is a fascinating tour through our weird and interesting world. You’ll learn about the earth and its history through absorbing stories and interesting tidbits. Did you know ... Babies start laughing at just a few weeks old; there are ten discernible types of laughter; and laughter spurs our appetite for food? Like fingerprints, every tongue on Earth has a unique print? The history of the U.S. Postal Service, including the Pony Express, ... and the short-lived (but legal) practice of mailing children? Hand washing was not always common through history; toilet paper was invented in the 1400s, and Sir John Harington invented the flushable toilet for Queen Elizabeth I? Though they are all differently shaped by virtue of being an assembly of water droplets, there are ten basic kinds of clouds? A basic and quick history of cash in America, including Alexander Hamilton and the Bank of the United States, Benjamin Franklin’s efforts to thwart counterfeiting, $100,000 bills, and the fact that more than 85% of the world’s money is digital only? Though Shakespeare mentioned Valentine’s Day in “Hamlet,” sending paper cards to a beloved wasn’t a fad until the eighteenth century, and by the 1840s, insulting Valentine cards also became common? Government agencies in the U.S. and France both agree that the measure of a second is determined by how long it takes a cesium atom to vibrate just over nine billion times? The history of children’s games such as hide-and-seek, blindman's bluff, and jacks that date back to the ancient Greeks and Romans? And much, much more. Engrossing, engaging, and enlightening, The Big Book of Facts lets you discover the fun oddities that make up our world. Wide-ranging and fact-filled with nearly 160 illustrations, this information-rich tome also includes a helpful bibliography and an extensive index for those scrambling for more information. |
| ripley's believe it or not book 2018: Fashion and Politics Djurdja Bartlett, 2019-01-01 In this incisive book, leaders from international fashion research and artistic practices probe the nuanced relationship between fashion and politics. |
| ripley's believe it or not book 2018: Amazing Facts: The Huge Book of Amazing Facts & Interesting Stuff 2023 Jenny Kellett, 2023-01-28 Already in its seventh edition, Jenny Kellett brings you her bestselling HUGE Book of Amazing Facts, updated for 2023. Chock-full of incredible, curious, and mind-blowing Facts, you'll be able to impress your friends or simply improve your knowledge with over 800 of only the very best hand-picked trivia facts. The facts are divided into categories for easy reference. Whether you're into sports, history, science or something a little bit bizarre—there are hundreds of amazing facts for you. Did you know... - The word 'quarantine' comes from quarantena, meaning 40 days in old Venetian. During the Black Plague, the Venetians imposed a 40-day ban on arrivals into the city. - 'Mountain Dew' was once a slang term for moonshine (homemade whiskey) in the south of the US and parts of the UK. - Neil Armstrong and his Apollo 11 colleagues had to go through US Customs when they landed back on Earth from the moon. - The time difference between the Stegosaurus and Tyrannosaurus Rex is greater than the time difference between Tyrannosaurus Rex and the first humans. - In ancient Egypt, Pharaohs would smear their servants with honey so that they would attract the flies. Discover these amazing facts and hundreds more in The Huge Book of Amazing Facts and Interesting Stuff 2023. It's the ideal gift for children (12+) and adults. Give the gift of knowledge with the internet's most up-to-date fact book. |
| ripley's believe it or not book 2018: Ripley's Believe it Or Not! Geoff Tibballs, 2017 Following hot on the heels of last year's Top 10 bestseller, Ripley's Believe It or Not! 2018 offers a completely new assortment of strange-but-true facts and amazing stories! From the elephant who can play baseball, to the flowers that bloomed in space, to the weasel found inside the world's biggest computer, Ripley's compendium of hair-raising oddities will delight and fascinate the whole family. Complete with a mind-blowing 3D-effect cover, and packed with gob-smacking photos and illustrations, Ripley's Believe It or Not! 2018 offers another feast of mind-blowing tales of the extraordinary. Prepare yourself for this year's Ripley's bonanza! |
| ripley's believe it or not book 2018: American Psychic & Medium Magazine, Extra Edition January 2018.. Maximillien de Lafayette, 2017-12-07 American Psychic & Medium Magazine, Extra Edition January 2018.. A magnum super large edition of 202 pages, size: 8.50 by 11. Published by Maximillien de Lafayette(c) and Times Square Press(c), New York. Special issue of the year: Personalities of the year, the world best lightworkers, Psychics' predictions for 2018. The extraordinary Jennifer Wallens. Interview with Melissa Stamps, Suzanne Grace, Deborah Bishop, John Cappello, Patti Negri, Dr. Linda Salvin, Terri Tilton, Shauna Grace, Angelique van Bezouwen, Ursela Rabe, Barbara Price-Rees, Vickie Gay. In depth essays: People bitterness and bad vibes can destroy your business. Yes, you can communicate with dead people with your old radio set. The powerful and formidable, world of Arabic sihr (witchcraft, spells & sorcery)...The world's best spirit artists.i's |
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