Books in Ripley's Believe It Or Not! series

Just in time for the holidays! The 3nd annual collection of the grossest, strangest, and most unbelievable facts, acts, and oddities ever recorded--it's Ripley's Believe It or Not!It Can't Be . . . Can It?Within these pages, you'll find hundreds of outrageous BRAND-NEW oddities from the fascinating files of Robert Ripley -- fantastic facts and astonishing acts sure to awe and impress . . . .§A California man rides a motorcycle shaped like an electric guitar!§A 1989 Volkswagen Jetta now runs on used vegetable oil from fast-food restaurants instead of fuel.§Chuck Christensen collects spider venom for a living - and shares his home with 50,000 spiders!There's nothing stranger than the truth . . . Believe It Or Not!

Just in time for the holidays! The 2nd annual collection of the grossest, strangest, and most unbelievable facts, acts, and oddities ever recorded--it's Ripley's Believe It or Not!Ripley's Believe it Or Not! ® 2004 is filled with hundreds of the latest fab facts, amazing acts, obscure oddities and much, much more...This must-have for collectors comes complete w/ full-color photos and Robert Ripley's original cartoons.· Did you know that in Santa Ana, California it's against the law to swim on dry land?· Have you heard about the seven acrobats who survived a major accident by jumping through the windows of their bus before it went over a cliff?· Has anyone told you that the human body is worth about $4.50 cents?Sound too crazy to be true? Believe it or Not! ®

Ripley's Believe It or Not!-authority on the strange and unusual-and Scholastic present the first of four incredible collections of the world's weirdest, wackiest facts. Believe it!Did you know... ...that hippo sweat looks like blood? ...that a tiger's roar can be heard up to two miles away? ...that golden eagles will attack airplanes that fly too close to their nests?Robert Ripley explored more than 190 countries seeking the bizarre. World's Weirdest Critters is packed with wild and wacky animal facts from Ripley's updated collection! Readers test their own critter smarts by taking the "Who Am I?" quizzes and Ripley's "Brain Busters" along the way. They'll be amazed by the things some animals will do.

Ripley's Believe It or Not!--authority on the strange and unusual--and Scholastic present another incredible collection of the world's weirdest, wackiest facts. Believe it!Unlock the mysteries of history with this newest collection of unbelievable facts from the files of Robert Ripley. Stonehenge, the ghosts of the White House, and far-out fashion faux pas... Who can resist unbelievable facts about our peculiar past? Especially when they come complete with an 8-page full-color photographic insert and pop quizzes to test readers' grasp of everything bizarre!

Another year's worth of wild and wacky information from Ripley's Believe It or Not!144 pages of awesomely weird information such as rainbow clouds in the Himalayas, a Chinese building in shape of teapot, a woman who's worn and lived in pink clothes for 25 years, a kidney stone the size of a coconut, bed sheets that cost $150,000, running a marathon underwater, and MORE!