English History: Strange but True

English History: Strange but True

Author: Richard Smyth

Publisher: The History Press

Published: 2014-07-07

Total Pages: 189

ISBN-13: 0750954973

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This book is a treasure trove of English oddities, crammed with the most curious stories, remarkable facts and unexpected goings-on from the country’s long and convoluted history. From frogs’ legs at Stonehenge to knicker elastic in the Blitz, this is England – the unauthorised biography.


Scottish History: Strange but True

Scottish History: Strange but True

Author: John and Noreen Hamilton

Publisher: The History Press

Published: 2016-06-06

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 0750968915

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This book contains hundreds of 'strange but true' stories about Scottish history. Arranged into a miniature history of Scotland, and with bizarre and hilarious true tales for every era, it will delight anyone with an interest in Scotland's past.


Strange But True, America

Strange But True, America

Author: John Hafnor

Publisher: John Hafnor

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9780964817555

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Contains 101 curious tales and oddball facts about events and people from the fifty states.


Strange But True!

Strange But True!

Author: DK

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2015-09-08

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 1465449078

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The bizarre beasts, incredible places, and peculiar phenomenons featured in this mind-blowing compendium are not just really weird - they're really real! With more than 125,000 copies sold worldwide, this wacky encyclopedia explores our world's most exciting oddities. Did you know there's a plant that eats mice? Or that you can dip your toe in a rainbow-colored river? From fiery tornadoes flying across the sky to huge sinkholes eating up the earth, each example is illustrated with jaw-dropping images and handy fast facts that provide the explanations behind the stories. Whether it's geography, people, places, animals, plants, or weather, Strange But True! is the ideal book for curious young minds who are fascinated by our weird and wonderful world.


Ye Olde Weird But True

Ye Olde Weird But True

Author: Cheryl Harness

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 1426313829

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Packed with 300 wacky facts for young history lovers.


Strange But Mostly True

Strange But Mostly True

Author: Jacobs Evan

Publisher:

Published: 2020-01-31

Total Pages: 80

ISBN-13: 9781680217018

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Strange debris is found in a field near Roswell, New Mexico. Many suspect it is an alien spacecraft. Fires burn beneath a town for over 50 years. Rocks weighing several hundred pounds move across land on their own. Are these unbelievable tales real? Find out in this fascinating collection of short stories. Who isn't fascinated by the world of the weird? These story collections are the ultimate in high-interest reading. The people, places, and things within their pages range from the peculiar to the preposterous, from the creepy to the utterly terrifying, and from the odd to the awful. Yet all stories are based on eyewitness accounts or the solid research of serious investigators. Captivating facts are included in a "Strange Truth" section following each story.


Strange But True

Strange But True

Author: Corrine Kenner

Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 9781567182989

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Presents over one hundred thirty short stories of actual events and includes mysterious tales of ghosts and alien encounters, time travel and out-of-body experiences, psychic warnings and miraculous healings, and guardian angels.


Welsh History: Strange but True

Welsh History: Strange but True

Author: Geoff Brookes

Publisher: The History Press

Published: 2014-04-07

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 0750954981

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Sir John Pryce of Newtown Hall died in 1761. He kept the embalmed bodies of his first two wives on either side of his bed – until his third wife insisted that they were removed. In 1856 Ronald Rhys from the Vale of Neath disappeared for a week after seeing a strange light in a field and hearing a loud noise. He remembered being examined by small creatures who took a sample of his blood. Oh yes, and America is named after a Welshman and the Holy Grail is kept in a bank vault in West Wales... This book contains hundreds of 'strange but true' facts and anecdotes about Welsh history. Arranged into a miniature history of Wales, and with bizarre and hilarious true tales for every era, it will interest and delight readers everywhere.