Explore Sideshow Curiosities With Book of True Stories and Fascinating Acts!

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ORLANDO, Fla., March 17, 2020 / PRNewswire / - Ripley's Believe It or Not! Presents Sideshow and Other Curiosities goes on sale April 7, 2020, and is the most comprehensive record of traditional and modern sideshow acts.

The exclusive photos and expanded stories featured in the book's 192 pages may be hard to believe but prove that truth is often stranger than fiction:

In 1933, Robert Ripley chose human eye-popper, Avelino Perez Matos, to appear at his first Odditorium. He could bulge his eyes more than a centimeter out of their sockets, stunning audiences!
Rubber Man James Morris could stretch the skin on any part of his body to incredible lengths!
JoJo The Dog-Faced Boy, Fedor Jeftichew, was born in Russia in 1868. He exhibited the genetic condition hypertrichosis, which caused thick hair up to 8 inches long to grow all over his face.
Fireproof Man Kutty Singlee claimed he could not be harmed by fire and regularly took blowtorches to his bare skin — and even eyes — to prove it.
From three-legged wonder Francesco Lentini to a headless chicken that refused to die, Ripley's Believe It or Not! Presents Sideshow and Other Curiosities offers a deep dive into all things sideshow, with remarkable photos and stories.

Ripley's Believe it Or Not! Presents Sideshow and Other Curiosities will be available at major retailers and on Amazon.com on April 7. Pre-orders are now available. Review copies and further information available on request.