By DK
Strange yet True! is an eye-popping number of severe, strange, and cryptic animals, locations, and phenomena. stumble upon mouse-eating vegetation, input the cave of 20 million bats, dip a toe in a rainbow-colored river, notice zombie snails, frozen frogs, and volcanic lightning, and meet snakes that may devour alligators or antelopes.
In Strange yet True! "fast proof" panels on every one unfold supply history to the most topic or info of comparable situations in a stripped-down and fascinating variety, whereas the infographic spreads in each one part supply much more bizarre evidence and tales whereas debunking well known strange-but-untrue myths.
Bursting with eccentric animals, unusual climate, and weird areas, Strange yet True! brings the unusual and beautiful to lifestyles with vibrant jaw-dropping illustrations, extraordinary proof, and transparent medical motives, pleasurable the curiosities of even the main precocious kids.
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HUMAN WONDERS 57 58 Deep breath The depths some people dive will take your breath away. From the earliest times, people have taken the plunge, but today freediving (diving without breathing equipment) is an extreme sport that pushes the human body to its absolute limit. Participants plumb the depths on just one deep breath. FREEDIVING FOR FOOD As the depth increases, so does the amount of water pressing down on freediver Pierre Frolla from above. Freedivers must learn to cope with the extreme conditions.
Final fizz No need to guess the deceased’s drink of choice. Favourite foods can also be reflected in the shape of a coffin. Luxury at a price Fantasy coffins offer lavishly lined interiors – as this open leopard coffin shows – and cost about £500 each. This is equivalent to about a year’s wages, so usually only the wealthier Ghanaians can afford them. 51 52 Secret city Turkey’s ancient underground caves of Cappadocia were once inhabited cities. Steep, hollowed hillsides mask a secret subterranean world.
He performed a handstand on a stack of chairs on Kjeragbolten, rode a unicycle on a cliff, and pushed a bicycle over a high-flying tightrope. AERIAL ADRENALINE The glacial deposit bridges a gap of 2 m (6 ft) over Lysefjord in the Kjerag mountain range. Ice A fjord is a long, glacier-carved valley flooded by sea water after the glacier has retreated. With their high cliffs, fjords are often spectacularly beautiful. Rocks and stones in the ice erode downwards, carving a U-shaped valley. The glacier moves downhill very slowly.