George Washington was the first American Millionaire. --Using only his eyelids, performer Harry McGreggor could "tow" a wagon carrying his wife. --There are 625 sweat glands in each square inch of your skin. Truth is stranger than fiction. Robert Ripley explored more than 190 countries seeking out everything bizarre and extraordinary. Now in paperback is the strangest of the strange--and this book presents the best of his collection. Believe it ... or Not!

Includes index.

Meet Mr. Ripley --Sporting life -- Out of the odd-inary -- Humans and superhumans -- Everywhere and all the time -- Critters -- Survivors -- Home, hearth and peculiar places -- No way! -- Downright spooky -- Puzzling but true -- Legacy.