Subjects covered in Ripley's cartoons and text ranged from sports feats to little known facts about unusual and exotic sites; but what ensured the concept's popularity may have been that Ripley also included items submitted by readers, who supplied photographs of a wide variety of small town American trivia, ranging from unusually shaped vegetables to oddly marked domestic animals, all documented by photographs and then depicted by Ripley's drawings.

Ripley's Believe It or Not 3rd Series

Ripleys Believe It or Not

Pocket_Books

Provides information on bizarre phenomenon involving the human body, including a man with blue skin, a man who eats live frogs to cure his coughs, and a man who can charge lightbulbs with his ears.

Body Bizarre (Ripley's Believe It or Not! Disbelief and Shock!)

Children's Books

Science, Nature & How It Works

Mason Crest

Prepare to be amazed by these crazy critters. Meet Doug the ugly dog, the cow that survived being struck by lightning, and the two-legged pig.

Awesome Animals (Ripley's Believe It or Not! : Strikingly True)

Teen & Young Adult

This series takes readers into the fascinating and bizarre world of Ripley's. Each title is full of incredible and bizarre facts, stories, interviews and features. Ripley's Believe It or Not! Strikingly True also offers a unique section on the Olympics as well as Ripleys first ever odditorium, which opened in 1933 at the Chicago Worlds Fair.

Body Tales: Strikingly True (Ripley's Believe It or Not! Strikingly True)

Open up and find extraordinary stories, astounding animals, and impressive feats. Read about gruesome parasites, the giant-sized turban, and the frog that swallowed a lightbulb!

Eccentric Tales (Ripley's Believe It or Not!)

Extraordinary Art (Ripley's Believe It or Not!, Strikingly True)

Looks at some of the most astonishing people, places, and things, from a man who travels with a skeleton passenger on his motorcycle to a bra that looks like a crab.

That's Incredible! (Ripleys Believe It or Not! Dare to Look)

The newest title in the Ripley's Annual series is a compendium of new and bizarre stories, pictures and interviews all of which are packaged nicely within a vibrant red foil and lenticular cover. For the legions of dedicated Ripley’s fans, and anyone else on the planet who loves unbelievable facts and jaw-dropping images, the latest annual in our bestselling series is a feast of delights. Be amazed at a portrait made from 200,000 dead ants, the man who traversed the English Channel by holding onto a bunch of balloons, and the single human hair featuring paintings of all 42 American presidents. A compendium of incredible and bizarre facts, stories, interviews and features, presented in a stunning new design, this book also drives readers to Ripley’s fully interactive website. There are intriguing interviews with some of the astounding individuals who are featured in the book that spotlight their achievements and reveal more about what motivates them. A dramatic eight-page gatefold sections presents Ripley’s first ever odditorium, which showcased sideshow performers and was built for the World’s Trade Fair in 1933. This features a selection of choice memorabilia including Robert Ripley’s original annotated list of performers. Informative “Ripley’s Research” boxes give the scientific explanation behind some of the most incredible tales in the book, such as how people have turned their fingers into magnets. A section on the Olympic games, past and present, highlights the wacky as well as the amazing feats that have taken place at the height of sporting achievement. Additional black and white Ripley archive photographs feature throughout the book, and miscellaneous lists are also scattered throughout. This year specially commissioned photographic features will also appear in the book.

Ripley's Believe It Or Not! Strikingly True (8) (ANNUAL)

Reference

Almanacs & Yearbooks

Ripley Publishing

Packed full of fascinating facts and strange tales about incredibly unbelievable but totally true stories, this new book celebrates the remarkable and the bizarre in our world today. 
Featuring a wealth of amazing images throughout, Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Utterly Crazy! is a 384-page extravaganza featuring, among many others,
the Electric Man who can power lightbulbs and fry fish in his bare hands, a jet-powered bar stool, a man with bright blue skin, and cats that glow in the dark!

Ripley's Believe It Or Not: Utterly Crazy

Ripley fans the world over will love this utterly crazy book!
Packed full of fascinating facts and strange tales about simply unbelievable but totally true stories, this new book celebrates the incredible and the bizarre in our world today. Featuring a wealth of amazing images throughout, Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Simply Shocking! is a 384-page extravaganza featuring, among many others, a man who pulled a minibus along with his eyelids, the extreme sportsman who kayaked down a 120-ft waterfall, the office chair racing championships, a dentist with no hands, and a surfing rat!

Ripley's Believe It Or Not: Simply Shocking!

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Ripley's Believe It or Not 3rd Series

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Awesome Animals (Ripley's Believe It or Not! : Strikingly True)

Body Tales: Strikingly True (Ripley's Believe It or Not! Strikingly True)

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That's Incredible! (Ripleys Believe It or Not! Dare to Look)

Ripley's Believe It Or Not! Strikingly True (8) (ANNUAL)

Ripley's Believe It Or Not: Utterly Crazy

Ripley's Believe It Or Not: Simply Shocking!

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Body Bizarre (Ripley's Believe It or Not! Disbelief and Shock!)

Awesome Animals (Ripley's Believe It or Not! : Strikingly True)

Body Tales: Strikingly True (Ripley's Believe It or Not! Strikingly True)

Eccentric Tales (Ripley's Believe It or Not!)

Extraordinary Art (Ripley's Believe It or Not!, Strikingly True)

That's Incredible! (Ripleys Believe It or Not! Dare to Look)

Ripley's Believe It Or Not! Strikingly True (8) (ANNUAL)

Ripley's Believe It Or Not: Utterly Crazy

Ripley's Believe It Or Not: Simply Shocking!

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