Ripley's Believe it or Not! Encyclopedia of the Bizarre by Julie Mooney
This is a collection of coincidences and oddities of every subject from animals, human anatomy and laws to science, sports and weather. "Ripley's Believe It or Not!" will blow your mind. It's the biggest, weirdest and most outrageously strange collection of feats, stories, facts and records - all real and all recorded by the editors of "Ripley's Believe It Or Not!" Use this book to expand your own boundaries, to stretch the realm of what's possible. Use it to enrich your knowledge of your favourite subjects - to salt them with a tang of the bizarre. You can also use this book as a creative resource, as a jumping-off point for the imagination. Writers, artists, musicians, teachers, scientists, creators, and explorers of all types will find inspiration within these pages.