Did you know you could get a spaghetti donut in Brooklyn, New York? This and hundreds of other fun and strange facts fill the colorful pages of Ripley’s Believe It or Not! A Century of Strange! This new edition of the bestselling series features over 1,200 amazing stories from around the world. Compelling photos, including exclusive images not found anywhere else. Perfect for curious kids and their parents!
Some fun samples from the book:
“A small white bag containing particles of moon dust collected by Neil Armstrong during NASA’s Apollo 11 mission in 1969 sold at auction in 2017 for $1.8 million.”
“According to Serbian superstition, if you accidentally bite your tongue, it means that your grandmother is planning to bake a cake for you.”
“Nick Jonas of the Jonas Brothers was discovered singing in a barbershop at age 6 while his mother was getting her hair cut — and within a year, he was performing on Broadway.”