Ripley's Believe It or Not Bk 25 Author:Ripley Startling and bizarre facts, people, customs, and events Read about the eighty-year old man who has been hiccuping for over fifty years...the unlucky Englishman who was publicly hanged-ten years after his death...the risky method of shaving used by the natives of New Guinea...the famous sculptor who slapped his model to achieve the desired expre... more »ssions...the musician who composted his own dirge on his deathbed...the mysterious African dice thrown for a divine decision on any subject...the hermit who always wore six suits and died of a cold after authorities forced him to take his first bath.« less