Publisher Description

Filled with more all-new, all-true facts comparing events, inventions and people that you would never believe existed at the same time in history, this second installment in the Ripley's Believe It or Not! series will warp your mind--again! We're comparing the world's most bizarre parallel events! Did you know that military submarines were first used in the American Civil War? Or that the London Underground subway opened the same year that Abraham Lincoln wrote the Emancipation Proclomation? It might feel like you're in a time warp, but it's all true!

Author Biography

Ripley's Believe It or Not! is globally renowned as the authority on the weird, the eccentric, and the amazing. Ripley's Believe It or Not! provides entertaining books for children of all ages which educates and informs them in a humorous style. The Ripley brand is known around the world as a trend-setting source of family-friendly fun and excitement! Every day the researchers at Ripley's are busy digging up the craziest true stories and the most unbelievable facts.

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