He answered questions such as how do porcupines mate, what exactly does Barney Rubble do for a living, and where is Einstein's brain? His answers changed your life. Or at least settled a bet with a loved one. But surely, you are thinking, all the salient facts of the universe have been ascertained by now. Ha! Get a load of the mysteries The Master explores in this landmark volume:, If Teflon is such a nonsticky substance, how do they get it to stick to the pan? , Is the Great Cabal implanting microchips in our brains?, Do fluorescent lights cause cataracts?, What do Scotsmen wear under those kilts?, Can some people extinguish street lamps by force of their bodily emanations? , Is the U.S. Government really hiding alien spaceships?

    Obsessed with getting to the root of things, Panati reveals facts that will surprise even the most informed reader.

    

    This first edition of the 'Collins Scrabble Dictionary' is a helpful item for all Scrabble players, allowing players to settle disputes over eligibility of words.

    22 full page portraits.

    In the tradition of the popular Mammoth Book of Oddities, Shaw has assembled a comprehensive volume of odd facts and outrageous information, from sex and death, health and beauty, to crime and punishment, and saints and sinners.

    350 photos, many in full color.

    Each column centers on one episode from the popular television series, The Andy Griffith Show. Brower researches each episode with help from the show's writers, actors, and producers. His essays include their insights as well as Brower's own observations about production, photography, musical scoring, etc. In this first volume of a projected three-volume series, Brower covers the 79 episodes that were written by writers Harvey Bullock, Everett Greenbaum, and Bill Idelson and their partners. Some of the episodes covered in Mayberry 101 include: "The Pickle Story," "Man in a Hurry," "My Fair Ernest T. Bass," "Opie the Birdman," "Mr. McBevee," "Prisoner of Love," "Rafe Hollister Sings," "Class Reunion," "Opie's Hobo Friend," "A Date for Gomer," and "The Darlings are Coming."

    In addition readers will learn dozens of secrets abo ut the show that most contestants, including their competiti on, won''t know. '

    1200 facts about Oregon in 8 categories.Out of Print.

    Stump your family with these delightful questions and impress your friends with your new-found knowledge of Christmas. What does the X stand for in Xmas? In what country did the Christmas tree originate? You'll have hours of fun discovering these and 196 other fascinating facts to light up your Christmas season.

    On hair dryers. On compact discs. On take-out coffee cups. Almost everything for sale today comes with a warning. Why? Now, most people have enough common sense not to take a bath with an electric blender, but thanks to a few morons out there who sued big companies and won huge settlements, products now come with warnings that treat consumers like a bunch of slack-jawed yokels. So here's a collection of more than a hundred of the most ridiculous real warning labels on today's products. For example:CAUTION: DO NOT ON USE THIS HAMMER TO STRIKE ANY SOLID OBJECT.Such as, perhaps, the head of the idiot who came up with this warning in the first place?In addition, the book includes two dozen hilarious peel-off fake warning labels you can stick on real products to keep you, your friends, and your loved ones safe. Just don't read this book while driving a car or operating heavy machinery.

    Join the fun and look into the Atlantic waters and uncover the facts, some interesting and some startling, behind the movies, the grand ship, her passengers, and her crew.