Meet the man who has made a model of the Empire State Building – in cheese. Marvel at the heart-warming story of the dog that adopted five kittens. Read all about the curse of tzi, the five-thousand-year-old iceman mummy. Be amazed by the strange and extraordinary sea creatures that create their own light.

Bursting with brilliant facts, fantastic stories and eye-popping photographs, this all-new edition ofRipley’swill entertain, inform and flabbergast you. No Christmas is complete without it.