Best of
Trivia

2013

The De-Textbook: The Stuff You Didn't Know About the Stuff You Thought You Knew


Cracked.com - 2013
    For decades your teachers, authority figures and textbooks have been lying to you. You do not have five senses. Your tongue doesn't have neatly segregated taste-bud zones. You don't know what the pyramids really looked like. You're even pooping wrong - Jesus, you're a wreck!But it's going to be okay. Because we're here to help. Packed with more sexy facts than the Encyclopedia Pornographica, the Cracked De-Textbook will teach you about the true stars of history, why you picture everything from Velociraptors to Ancient Rome incorrectly, and finally, at long last - how to pop a proper squat. This book was built from the ground up to systematically seek out, dismantle and destroy the many untruths that years of misguided education have left festering inside of you, and leave you a smarter person...whether you like it or not. The De-Textbook is a merciless, brutal learning machine. It can't be bargained with. It can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are informed.

Uncle John's Perpetually Pleasing Bathroom Reader (Uncle John's Bathroom Reader, #26)


Bathroom Readers' Institute - 2013
    Open up to any page and you may find an interesting origin (like the origin of the snowglobe) or a piece of obscure history (like the true story of the man who tried to repeal the law of gravity). You’ll also find weird news, urban legends, brain teasers, classic riddles, bizarre headlines, and of course, the incredible factoids at the bottom of each page. Here are a few of the perpetually pleasing articles awaiting you:   * The Lamest Excuses of All Time* How to Survive on…Roadkill* Astronauts Who Got Kicked Out of Space* The Woman Who Was Her Own Twin* Foiled by Technology: Dumb Crooks Edition* The History of the Teleprompter, the Police Car, and the Fly Swatter* “Jogging Makes You Dumber,” and Other Real Study Results* The Lost Fortune of Abraham Lincoln* Boxing LingoAnd much, much more!!

Why Planes Crash: Case Files 2001


Sylvia Wrigley - 2013
    And yet, we stillremain obsessed with aviation disasters. What caused these accidents?Whose fault was it?  In her series of  books, Why Planes Crash, Sylvia Wrigley investigates the worst aviation disasters of the twenty first century.Why Planes Crash: 2001 is the first of the series. Wrigley has put together eleven of the most interesting incidents that the worldsaw in the year 2001. These include a detailed analysis of thedisastrous runway incursion at Linate, the passenger interferenceleading to the Avjet Aspen Crash and why an Airbus A300 disintegratedover Queens.From bad weather to the engineering faults in the aircraft, the author critically looks into each factor that might have lead to the crash.Her investigations and deep insight compiled thoughtfully in this bookmake it so interesting to read that you actually start feeling like awitness to the disaster and yet it is comprehensive enough for anyonewith no aviation knowledge to understand.

The Huge Book of Amazing Facts - 1000+ Interesting Facts that Will Shock, Amuse and Amaze You!: The Ultimate Fun Facts Book


Jenny Kellett - 2013
     Compiled by self-confessed trivia junkie and author, Jenny Kellett, this bumper book of over 1,000 unbelievable facts has something for everyone. Interesting facts Topics covered include: - Entertainment facts - Geography facts - History facts - Science facts - Human body facts - Maths facts - Animal facts - Weird facts - Crazy facts .... and more! Did you know that the oldest known vegetable is the pea? Or that humans are actually radioactive? Having a good general knowledge is useful in all aspects of life - not only to impress people - but can help improve job opportunities and give you an overall better understanding of the world around you. Trivia books are a fun and easy way to become smarter! You'll find hundreds of interesting facts that you can use when conversation gets a bit slow at a dinner party or over drinks. What better conversation starter than bringing out fun facts such as that you can't sneeze with your eyes open. (Watch how many people try to prove you wrong!). Fun facts Other general knowledge you'll find in this HUGE book of fun facts include: - The space between your eyebrows is called the Glabella. - The geographical center of the USA is Butte County, South Dakota. - There are 365 different languages spoken in Indonesia. So grab the latest (and biggest!) book in the popular series of interesting fact books from Jenny Kellett today and feel smarter tomorrow :)

Duck Dynasty: 101 Fun Facts about Duck Dynasty


Shanna Lynn Patrick - 2013
     The show, which airs on A&E, follows the family and its business, Duck Commander and is a multi-million dollar business specializing in the manufacture of a variety of popular hunting related products such as duck decoys, duck calls, cooking DVDs and apparel. The Robertsons also have fan merchandise such as bobble-head dolls, duck-themed license plates and Chia Pet planters in the shape of their faces with greenery that grows like their beards. The Robertsons are easily distracted from their work and amuse the audience with their humorous adventures. The show premiered in 2012 and is in its third season, drawing about 8 million viewers a week. The Robertsons would not talk about the status of a fourth season or reports they were holding out for more money. But if their popularity is any indication, they'll be back. **Update: Well as we all know now – the Robertson family IS back for a 4th season, and surely they’ve got a lot of happy fans!

Scarface: The Ultimate Guide


Damian Stevenson - 2013
    Even when I lie." - Tony Montana Scarface is a powerful, stylized commentary on violence, materialism, excess, corruption and crime in America. Set during the drug-driven decadence of Miami in the 1980s, it is a rags to riches story about the rise and fall of an illegal immigrant from dishwasher to narcotics kingpin who is undone by greed and delusions of grandeur triggered by cocaine psychosis. It is both thrilling entertainment and a wicked, nightmarish parody of the American dream. Scarface: The Ultimate Guide places the movie in its historical context and examines its origins, development, production, release, critical reception and current status in the culture. The highlight of the book is a detailed analysis of the movie from first frame to FADE OUT. Everything there is to possibly know about the history of the 1983 gangster classic is here. Who really came up with the idea? Martin Bregman or Al Pacino? How many of the 18 creatures mentioned in the film can you name? Did Pacino ad-lib the word 'yeyo'?Why do rappers like the film so much?How does music play a part in the movie?Is Scarface anti-Semitic?What is the relevance of the pelican?Was it really dismissed by critics?What did Quentin Tarantino steal from the movie?Where does the line 'Don't get high on your own supply' come from?Did you know the production was chased out of Miami and had to relocate to L.A.?What is the significance of the name 'Elvira'? Was Omar Suarez a stoolie?Why are there so many background shots of US Presidents in the movie?Is the chainsaw scene really violent?Why are there so many errors in the movie?Where was Sosa's estate shot?What are Tony's true feelings about his sister?Who exactly is Nick The Pig? Sit back, grab a glass of gin, spark up a Cuban cigar, check the magazine in your M16 assault rifle with 40mm grenade launcher, find a mirror or clear a surface on your desk and let Scarface: The Ultimate Guide take you on an illuminating tour of your favorite movie. "Chi-Chi. Chi-Chi. Get the yeyo."

Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Germophobia


Bathroom Readers' Institute - 2013
    It’ll make you sick (with laughter).For more than 25 years, there’s always been a home in Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader for those stories about doctor visits or routine surgeries gone horribly wrong--the wrong limb getting amputated, the wrong person getting a transplant, the nurse who didn’t notice her patient had died…for three days. Because we never get tired of reading about big boo-boos (as long as they’re happening to someone else), here is a whole book of the troubling and funny stories of when good health care goes bad.   Read all about:* The woman who needed her gall bladder out…so she removed it herself* The man who waited in an emergency room…for three weeks* The heart surgeon who got caught drawing his signature on his work* And many more stories of dreadful doctors, hospital horrors, and bad medicine.

50 Ways to Say You're Awesome


Alexandra Franzen - 2013
    to the people who make your life tremendously AWESOME.With full-color art and unique messages, this gift book contains 50 new ways to say "I love you," "I appreciate you" and "you amaze me.''Give the entire book to someone you adore - or tear out each perforated page, add a personalized note on the back and use it 50 times over.You'll never wonder how to say "thank you" again!Bland praise? Not here. You'll find lively wordplay & unforgettable compliments, including:- "BOOM! Brilliance strikes again." - "I want to clone you for nefarious purposes." - "You're a miracle machine." - "Your genius would be alarming, if it wasn't so darn consistent." - "Welcome to Awesometown, USA. Population: YOU." Each message is paired with a fill-in-the-blank script on the flip-side, for a personalized "thank you" note.The book also includes an inspiring introduction - "50 Ways To Use This Book" - packed with 50 simple ways to express your appreciation to the people who make your life better, every single day. Gratitude changes everything.Let your praises ring!

The Munchkin Book: The Official Companion


James Lowder - 2013
    Along the way, it has sold millions of copies, been translated around the world, and spawned more than two-dozen sequels and supplements.More fun than a Chainsaw of Bloody Dismemberment and more useful than a Chicken on Your Head, The Munchkin Book is a lighthearted and suitably snarky celebration of all things near and dear to the munchkin heart, featuring contributions from the game’s designer, Steve Jackson (president of Steve Jackson Games), and its signature artist, John Kovalic (creator of web comic Dork Tower), as well as notable mavens of geek culture.The Munchkin Book also includes exclusive game rules to supplement reader gameplay.Steve Jackson Games, based in Austin, Texas, has been publishing games, game books, and magazines since 1980. Its best-selling game is Munchkin, with well over 2 million copies of the games and supplements in print worldwide. Other top sellers are GURPS (the Generic Universal RolePlaying System), Zombie Dice, and Illuminati. Past hits have included Car Wars and Toon. Steve’s very first game, Ogre, recently drew almost a million dollars’ worth of Kickstarter support for a super-deluxe edition to be released in 2013.

Uncle John's InfoMania Bathroom Reader For Kids Only!


Bathroom Readers' Institute - 2013
    Young infomaniacs are hungry, hungry, hungry for information. Who knows information better than Uncle John? No one! And now he's figured out how to deliver information fixes without computers or modems or the Internet. How? In a handy pocket-sized book packed with fascinating facts! Uncle John's InfoMania is bursting with information so compelling, so mesmerizing, so...weird...it could only come from the professional infomaniacs at the Bathroom Readers' Institute, and it's "For Kids Only!"Inside this nonfiction, easy-to-read pocket guide you’ll find...- How to Get Rid of Freckles (live frogs are involved)- Action Figure Facts- What Makes 3-D Movies Work- Avalanche Survival Tips- World Records to Beat (extreme hula-hooping, anyone?)- And much, much more.Designed just for kids, this two-color, illustrated pocket book shares essential and off-the-wall information pulled from the info-maniacal vaults of the Bathroom Readers' Institute. It's science, history, math, social studies, sports, and entertainment; all packed into 272 pocket-sized pages and delivered in the bite-sized bits kids love to read!

Light Bulb Baking: A History of the Easy-Bake Oven


Todd Coopee - 2013
    The book explores the innovation, history, economics, commerce, advertising, and marketing behind the toy's 50 year history.

The Sherlock Holmes Quizbook


Andrew Murray - 2013
    Whether your favourite Holmes is Rathbone or Brett, Cumberbatch or Miller, whether you search with magnifying glass or mobile phone, here are clues, codes and conundrums to challenge the sharpest of sleuths. A must for every true Sherlock fan.

Not the Met: Exploring the Smaller Museums of Manhattan


Janel Halpern - 2013
    Travel to museums and experience exhibits through the authors' eyes with this informative vignettes. Readers will enjoy having a profile of the city's art community in the palms of their hands. Eighty-one museums are featured along with photographs, directions, helpful tips, and the authors' impressions. From the Museum of American Illustration to the Rubin Museum of Art, visitors and natives alike will delight in these unique gems.

Horrific History


Robert HelmbrechtGwendolyn Edward - 2013
    Read the story behind the stories, and you'll never look at history the same way again. Featuring stories by Brent Abell, Pete Aldin, Jason Andrew, Monette Bebow-Reinhard, Rose Blackthorn, Rebecca L. Brown, Deborah Drake, T. Fox Dunham, Gwendolyn Edward, Aaron J. French, Tara Fox Hall, Christian A. Larsen, Ken MacGregor, Lynne MacLean, Adam Millard, Douglas J. Moore, Doug Murano, Christopher S. Nelson, Brent Nichols, Emerian Rich, Stephen D. Rogers, Julianne Snow, Cameron Suey, Jenny Twist, D. Alexander Ward, Jay Wilburn, David Williamson and Lee Clark Zumpe.Cover by Luke Spooner.

Mutants & Masterminds: Power Profiles


Steve Kenson - 2013
    Power Profiles gives you those powers... and more!In this book are more than thirty power types from Air and Armor to Water and Weather, each with some two dozen or more powers described and built in M&M game terms. That's more than seven hundred different ready-to-use powers, all in one book!Power Profiles includes something for everyone. Think your ideal hero doesn't have any powers? Think again: Power Profiles includes Luck Powers, Martial Powers, and Talent Powers, special abilities that could all be described as superior training or skill!You can find endless ideas for M&M heroes and villains just by turning the pages of Power Profiles and letting your imagination go, and you can point both new and experienced players to just the right section for the hero they want to play.Power Profiles includes new power options, extras, flaws, and variants to modify the basic power effects from the Hero's Handbook, so you can create the powers you want. More than just powers, each profile also covers complications associated with those powers, to give your characters added depth and to help you earn hero points in play.Power Profiles refines and greatly expands the power options from Mutants & Masterminds, taking its basic effects and turning them into a wealth of options you can choose from. With this book, there's no limit to your power!

1001 Cool Freaky Facts


Nick Bryant - 2013
    Need proof? In England, in the 1880s, pants was considered a dirty word. Statistically, you are more likely to be attacked by a cow than a shark. The sun loses close to a billion kilograms of weight every second. An office desk has 400 times more bacteria than a toilet.

Vuckovic's Horror Miscellany: Stories, Facts, Tales & Trivia (Ilex Miscellany)


Jovanka Vuckovic - 2013
    Crammed with endless facts, trivia, and stories about every aspect of horror—from 1950s EC Comics and TV series 'The Twilight Zone'; to the music of Black Sabbath and Japanese horror films—this little gem of spookiness is guaranteed to keep readers up all night. Intriguing insights into the lives and work of classic horror writers like H.P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, Clive Barker, and Stephen King are complemented by fascinating behind-the-scenes peeks into the productions of 'Psycho', 'The Thing', and 'Halloween'.Vuckovic’s many authoritative lists include: The Top 13 Vampire Films; Scariest Horror Video Games; and The Best Horror Movie Taglines: “ The good news is your date is here! The bad news is ... he’s dead!” revealing humor in the horror.'Vuckovic’s Horror Miscellany' is the ideal present for 'The Walking Dead' and 'World War Z' fan in your life. Just don’t read it alone!

Weird-But-True Facts about the U.S. Military


Arnold Ringstad - 2013
    S. military, including weapons, wars, and military people.

Nifty Fifty State Facts for Fun! Book 1


Wyatt Michaels - 2013
    With the nifty fifty states quiz book, you'll have the time of your life learning a wide variety of fascinating facts from all fifty states. For examples of a few of the questions in this book are *Which state has more cattle than people? *Or name one of two states that became states on the same day. *Where is the nation's largest indoor water-themed park? Geography games are rare, and games that aren't pictures on flashcards are even rarer. That's why a nifty-fifty book is such a great investment. There's a treasure trove of facts and information in the book, all laid out in a perfect game format, so you can quiz friends and family when you're bored, on a long trip, at a party, or just to see how much they know!

Bizarre Vehicles


Michael J. Rosen - 2013
    Some vehicles can get you where you're going faster and better than ever. Others are mostly for fun. Learn about some of the world's wackiest vehicles.

Could a Robot Make My Dinner?: And Other Questions about Technology


Kay Barnham - 2013
    Could a robot make my dinner? Why do we need rockets to go into space? Why don't cranes fall over? This book takes a fun look at technology by asking and answering a series of quirky yet thought-provoking questions such as these! Although primarily a recreational read, the book nevertheless contains a wealth of fascinating information and bizarre facts about technology that readers will be sure to find captivating.

The Book of Weird and Unusual Trivia


Publications International - 2013
    Contents:The natural world History and civilization Business and commerce Arts, entertainment, and culture Sports, games, and adventure The human body Wars and conflicts Law and disorder Beyond natural

The Little Book of Languages


Sören Eberhardt - 2013
    It offers fascinating information on 123 languages, from Afrikaans to Zulu and answers questions like: Which language did the first Asian winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature write in? Where is Chamorro spoken? Where do words like "bogus", "zombie" or "bungalow" come from? What is the relationship of Dari, Persian and Tajik? How many people speak Inuktitut?Not written for linguists but for people who "just" have a passion for foreign languages this book will entertain and educate at the same time. Published first on February 21, 2013: International Mother Language Day.

The Bottom Drawer Book


Lisa Joy Herbert - 2013
    No one wants to talk about it. But when your time comes, someone has to make the arrangements, people need to be told, and somebody needs to organise the right beer for the wake.The Bottom Drawer Book is your after death action plan. Your ideas, plans and your life's reflections will sit quietly in its pages until they're needed. The Bottom Drawer Book will be a work in progress as your wishes will evolve and change over time.

1000 Magic Items


Robert Garber - 2013
    Robe of Karate (A)(8000 or 10,000): These magical robes are white (95%), yellow (1%), orange (1%), black (1%), brown (1%), or purple (1%). They are always accompanied by a brown (75%) or black (25%), belt. When wearing such a robe with no other armor or shield, the character may attack and defend hand-to-hand just as a 4th level monk (brown belt) or a 6th level monk (black belt). No other special abilities are granted. Any monks who wear this robe function as one level higher than their current level (in regard to their combat ability only). Regardless of who wears it, there is a 50% chance that whenever the wearer makes an entrance (into a room, tavern, etc.), a loud gong will sound, followed by a few notes of Oriental music.