National Geographic Kids Weird But True!: Ripped from the Headlines
INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 WACKY WORLD HEADLINES Giant Rubber Duck Tours the World News Bites News Bites Everything Old Is News Again Stormtrooper Troops Across Australia Photo Gallery Blast From the Past News Bites Bicycle Takes Flight Fun Games CHAPTER 3 INCREDIBLE INVENTIONS Into the Wild How to Live Forever News Bites Wearable Tech Spider Bots Photo Gallery Blast From the Past News Bites Fun Games TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 4 WILD ANIMALS Animal Mis Adventures Two Legged Pandas Spotted in China Blast From the Past Photo Gallery Polar Bears Party in San Francisco Snow News Bites Mighty Ants Show Off Super Duper Strength News Bites Fun Games FREAKY FOOD News Bites Italian Chefs Make World's Largest Round Pizza Sweet Sensations Photo Gallery Pumpkin Regattas Stories That Put the EWW in News Blast From the Past Chef Dishes Dirt Fun Games
CHAPTER 7 WEIRD WORLD OF SPORTS CHAPTER 5 STRANGE SCIENCE News Bites Ash Cloud Causes Chaos Out of This World Move Over Skyscraper Meet the Strawscraper Photo Gallery Cloudy With a Chance of Art Alex the Parrot Aces Math News Bites Blast From the Past Fun Games News Bites Muggles Play in Quidditch World Cup Crazy Collectibles The Need for Speed Photo Gallery Where Victory Smells Like Cheese Animal Athletes Blast From the Past Fun Games CHAPTER 6 CHAPTER 8 WAY OUT TRAVEL Spaced Out The Sweetest Destination News Bites Photo Gallery Heads Up Underwater Explorer Tour Tokyo in One Wacky Day Photo Gallery Fun Games CULTURE SHOCK News Bites Rockin Underwater Concert Photo Gallery Legendary Landmarks Lego Style Superheroes Save the Day What a Zoo Photo Gallery Blast From the Past Fun Games INDEX CREDITS
INTRODUCTION If you've ever thought newspapers were boring get ready to be amazed Weird But Truel Ripped From the Headlines has all the things you expect in a newspaper world news sports and science sections entertainment stories and more but with a twist Everything in these newsy pages is factual but also offbeat odd surprising bizarre In other words weird but true Did you know that playing pinball was once considered a crime Have you heard about the dog that got married in a 6 000 wedding dress How about the toilet that doubles as a soccer goalie These are just a few of the fascinating stories from history and today that you'll find in this exciting addition to the Weird But True series Weird But Truel Ripped From the Headlines brings some of the strangest events of all
ART AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA PAGE 122 time to one jam packed book From glow in the dark piglets in China to robot cameras in Kenya you'll discover astounding headlines from around the world and mind bending stories that prove truth really is stranger than fiction Read all about the four story tall rubber ducky currently touring the world Learn about the World War I troops who took a Christmas break to play soccer or the American explorer who ate 36 000 year old bison meat It's all here for you to find along with awesome pictures and more of the insane facts you love Covering animals athletes space food toys geography money weather and more the news stories in this book will open your eyes to the world around you Whether you're reading about gargantuan spiderwebs marveling at skyscrapers made of straw or learning how to make your own Kool Aid pickles one thing is certain you'll never look at the news the same way again
