Strange But True: 100 of the World's Weirdest Wonders (Plus: Famous Hoaxes Revealed)

Here are wonders of the animal kingdom, bizarre social practices of the past and present, remarkable and compelling human achievements, and breath-taking tales of nature at its most unpredictable. The photographs do not lie, and this book proves the Seeing is believing. The true details of the famous stories are what's really going on at Loch Ness; what does Roswell, New Mexico, tell us; and what about that cloud that looked like Jesus during the Korean War? The surprising, little-known tales are here as the window washer who fell 47 floors and walked away; and, the Christmas burglar who got stuck in a chimney. As P.T. Barnum might say, "Strange but True" is a colossal compendium of crazy coincidences, peculiar people, and astounding animals. Step right up!