Theresa Jensen Lacey Harper Collins , Oct 1, 2002 - Travel - 256 pages 0 Reviews Amazing North Carolina offers a rare glimpse into unusual and sometimes bizarre people and events in North Carolina's 200-year history. Reading like the Tarheel State's own version of Ripley's Believe It or Not, this book explores hundreds of incredible stories, facts, and tidbits of human interest. It contains pictures, quizzes, trivia, stories, sidebars, lists, and more. Read about . . . How Lizard Lick, Cat's Square, Boogertown, and Rabbit Shuffle got their names

Robert Null, who invented a UFO detector

The Civil War battle where the Confederates fought without clothes on

Chang and Eng, the original "Siamese twins" who settled in Wilkesboro and married local sisters Sarah and Adelaide Yates

The strange story of Goat-Gland Binkley, who operated in North Carolina 75 years before Viagra

The annual Bald is Beautiful convention in Morehead City

The world's largest twins (at 800 pounds each)

The road that goes nowhere

Senate Bean Soup, the secret of Jesse Helms' longevity (recipe included) offers a rare glimpse into unusual and sometimes bizarre people and events in North Carolina's 200-year history. Reading like the Tarheel State's own version of, this book explores hundreds of incredible stories, facts, and tidbits of human interest. It contains pictures, quizzes, trivia, stories, sidebars, lists, and more. Read about . . . Preview this book »