"Stories that are bizarre, unusual, odd, astonishing, and often incredible"

I was just randomly browsing through my books on GR when I came across this. Of course, now I know that the "facts" reported by Reader's Digest are mostly fantasy, but this book gave me an introduction to many fascinating things which I had no knowledge of: it also kindled an interest for the bizarre in me.

A nice read if you take it with a pinch of salt.

Fascinated me, as a young kid, with tales of foreign customs, famous disasters, quirky inventions, unsolved mysteries, and, of course, ghosts. ( )

Interessant zu lesendes Kuriositätenkabinett aus vielen Bereichen der Naturwissenschaften aber auch esoterischer Unsinn, semi-seriös aufbereitet. Zum Staunen und Kopfschütteln. ( )

Matt grew up with this book, and spent hours bent over it in childhood. ( )