Ripley's "Enter If You Dare" ContestSeptember 1, 2010
Ripley Publishing builds on its worldwide success with today's launch of a new annual, the seventh in its multimillion bestselling series. Ripley's Believe It or Not! Enter If You Dare! is an all-new collection of the strangest stories and features from around the globe.
A mind-boggling array of incredible and bizarre facts, stories, interviews and features are presented in a stunning new design.
Highlights include "Ripley's Revealed," an in-depth behind-the-scenes look at such subjects as contortionism, fire-eating and sword-swallowing. Enter If You Dare! also includes interviews with some of the planet's most extraordinary people that explore their motivations, while "Ripley's Research" boxes explain the science behind some of the most incredible tales in the book.
A Wisconsin man spent 17 years building a sports car in his cellar - then realized he had no way to get it out of his house. You won't believe what he did to get it out!
A Nepal teenager is the smallest man on earth. He stands 22 inches tall and weighs just 10 pounds.
A real-life fat cat in England weighs a whopping 22 pounds and likes to pig out on cheese-and-onion potato chips.
A Chicago woman needed something to wear to a party, so she made a dress - out of salami and bacon.
A man spent 15 years building a model out of matchsticks - 4,000,000 matchsticks!
Enter If You Dare! also contains a dramatic double gatefold that details the shady world of vampires, and two single gatefolds - a tribute to Coney Island sideshows and a life-size portrait of tiny teenager Jyoti Amge - she stands just 23 � inches tall!
Enter If You Dare! is sure to continue the massive success of the expanding Ripley's book brand.
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