Horrible but True Natural World History Exploration Travellers' Tales Lucky Escapes Monster Sightings They Were First Wild Places Unusual Events

Choose a Page:East Meets WestCold ComfortTall TalesFollow The LeadersRemarkable FamilyKeep QuietLimey SailorBottled UpDesert DrawingsBristol FashionFinal CutMadonnaSnow HouseMummy's CurseChess MenBig Mistake*Whatever Next?*BikingBack To Front Whatever Next? The galaxy M74 is 80,000 light years across. Yet there are others in the universe more than 80 times bigger than the M74 galaxy. A type of giant clam found on the coast of Malaysia is large enough to devour a person. Magellan’s crew were so hungry while crossing the Pacific that they ate the ship’s rats and the leather straps off the masts. St John’s Lane in Rome is only 48cm wide. The Great Pyramid of Cheops in Egypt contains enough stone to build a wall 3m high all round France. In 1964, an aircraft flying over Chicago, USA was struck by lightning 5 times in 20 minutes without causing major damage. While searching for fellow explorer David Livingstone in central Africa, Henry Moreton Stanley reported seeing chimpanzees carrying burning torches marching at night. Galaxy M74   Previous: Back Book: Horrible but True Section: Exploration Chapter: Travellers' Tales