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Strange stories, amazing facts : stories that are bizarre, unusual, odd, astonishing, and often incredible / [contributors, Carol Alway ... et al.]. -
Pleasantville, N.Y. : Reader's Digest Association, c1976.
608 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
At head of title: Reader's digest.
Content notes : The enigma of space -- The astonishing human body -- Wonders of the natural world -- The surprising animal kingdom -- The marvels of science -- Feats of building and engineering -- Man's amazing inventions -- Daring and epic journeys -- The quest for the past -- Strange customs and superstitions -- Popular facts and fallacies -- Intriguing and unsolved mysteries -- Footsteps into the unknown -- Legendary lands and beasts -- Hoaxes, frauds and forgeries -- Eccentrics and prophecies -- Curious and bizarre beginnings -- The world of tomorrow.
* Curiosities and wonders.
* Alway, Carol.
* Title