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Ripley Publishing has a huge collection of amazing books packed with every conceivable item within the universe of Believe It or Not!. Our fabulous annuals have hundreds of pages in multiple categories of the odd and incredible. Always new, always weird and 100% true. Dive inside our books, including previews into our latest book Strikingly True!, and get online exclusive prices when you buy any Ripley title.
Long Locks
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 · 2 Comments
Inside Strikingly True, page 113. Asha’s spectacularly long dreadlocks are just an extreme example of what is actually a common practice among certain religious and cultural groups. Among Hindu sadhus of India, many grow their locks to exceptional lengths. In the Americas, dreads go pretty much hand in hand with ...
More words for Strikingly True
Houstonpress.com‘s hairballs blog had a look at Strikingly True and noticed the area is well represented among the weird stories in the book.
Furry Features
Inside Strikingly True, page 128. Supatra Sasuphan from Bangkok, Thailand, was born with Ambras Syndrome — or congenital hypertrichosis — a rare genetic disease that causes excessive hair growth on the face and other parts of the body. It affects one person in a billion, and there are fewer than ...
Washington Post Reviews Strikingly True
James Norton took the time to review Strikingly True (and Guinness) for the Washington post. While the frantic pace and quick-hit style make for good bathroom reading, it would be nice to see a version of “Ripley’s” with fewer entries and more space to explore the fantastic subjects. A section ...
Frozen Smoke
Inside Strikingly True, page 230. “Aerogel” was created in 1931 by U.S. scientist Samuel Stephens Kistler followin ga bet with a colleague over who could replace the liquid in gel with a gas without causing shrinkage. Even though tit is 99.8 percent air, the unique substance aerogel can withstand ...
Feeling Attractive
Inside Strikingly True, page 107. A small incision is made either at the front or to the side of the fingertip, a tiny dermal elevator is used to separate the layers of the skin, and then the magnet covered in silicone is inserted slightly to the side of the finger ...
Strikingly True Reviews
Here is another review for our latest book, Strikingly True. Li’l Man remains fascinated by the high resolution photos. He sits on the steps and turns the pages and I hear him say, “This is some pretty freaky stuff, Mom.” I have to check it out and we become emerged ...
Inflated Animals
Inside Strikingly True, page 198. Chinese artist Yang Maoyuan creates animal sculptures with a difference–he takes the skins of dead animals and inflates them to monstrous sizes, often dyeing them in lurid colors. Beijing-based Yang travels to Hebei in northern China to buy horse, goat and sheep skins. He then ...
Edward Talks to a Guy About A Thing
Wednesday, October 5, 2011 · 1 Comment
Here’s another of Edward’s interviews. K94.5 in Moncton, Nebraska spoke with him a few weeks ago for the release of Strikingly True. Listen to the interview Strikingly True features incredible people such as Lucky Diamond Rich and his completely tattooed body, unusual animals like the giant deep-sea isopod, and ...
Frog Bits
Inside Strikingly True, page 189. FROG’S HEART Customers in Japan who order Frog Sashimi eat the still-beating heart of a freshly killed American bullfrog. The rest of the frog is eaten as a raw dish, with any leftovers, including the feet, turned into soup. Foods like this aren’t commonly used ...
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