Weird but true!
Subtitle: Ripped from the headlines : real-life stories you have to read to believe
Series: National Geographic kids; National Geographic kids
Publisher: National Geographic Society
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9781426324222
Subjects: Curiosities and wonders; Juvenile literature
Description: Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Discover the most bizarre and surprising news stories that are hard to believe but totally true. These wacky gems are taken from real news stories on subjects you might expect to find in your local paper -- world news, sports, science, entertainment, food, travel, and more. Did you know that scientists invented a  salmon cannon  to catapult fish along their migration route? Or that a man traveled 1,800 miles across Europe eating garbage? Or that a herd of flatulent cows in Germany blew the roof off their barn? These amazing real-life stories prove that fact is often stranger than fiction.
Notes: Includes index.

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Table of contents: title: Wacky world headlines; title: Wild animals; title: Incredible inventions; title: Freaky food; title: Strange science; title: Way-out travel; title: Weird world of sports; title: Culture shock.