Oh yeah, and thousands of incredible facts! Feel smarter (and a bit more dignified) as you settle into:• Weird Body Parts of the Rich and Famous• The Wild Man of Borneo• Cryptic Movie Titles Explained• "Pathological Generosity" and Other Real Medical Conditions• How to Perform CPR on Your Dog• When Postal Workers Go Rogue• Start Your Own Country!• Animals Under the Influence• Welcome to No Mans Land• The Mad Potter of Biloxi• Saved From the Trash: The “Lost Leonardo”• The Ten Longest Wars in History• Stomach-churning Food-Safety Mistakes• You Swallowed What?• Incredible Stories of Survival• The Case of the Stolen Bridge and Other Weird Crime ReportsAnd much, much more!

    Most deserts aren't made of sand. Pterodactyls weren't dinosaurs. Genetically modified food existed since the Stone Age. We have no idea what Ancient Egyptians looked like. Women could vote since 1867. Fast-Food chains have existed fro 1,900 years. Cryogenics doesn't involve freezing people. You can get appendicitis more than once. Holland is not The Netherlands. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon never existed.

    A combination of the three books of The Misconception Trilogy - 365 Things People Believe That Aren't True, 365 More Things People Believe That Aren't True, Another 365 Things People Believe That Aren't Truein one bookIf you didn't get one of the books, DEFINITELY get this one.

    Disney•Pixar: Inside Out: The Essential Guide is presented in DK's lively and informative non-fiction style.© Disney•Pixar

    This is the perfect book for curious boys and girls who want the real scoop on predators, natural disasters, and dangerous jobs.  That's Deadly! takes you on a journey to explore all of the things in this world that can put your life in jeopardy. From spewing volcanoes to ferocious predators, you'll find tons of fascinating facts that will keep you lying awake at night wondering what exactly might be lurking under your bed. Can't sort fact from fiction? Don't worry, we've layered in playful reality checks so kids know the actual peril possibility factor (PPF) is far less than perceived (as long as you steer clear of certain situations!). With beautiful photographs, humorous text, and fun and funky design, think of it as the almanac of danger.

    And there are so many more facts about farting you probably don't know. Here's the book that will astonish, amaze and not at least give you a good laugh! This book covers (almost) everything! From how many farts it would take to send a space shuttle into orbit, you will learn about the most notorious farters of all (no, it's not your brother) and the first Disney figure to fart, to record holders and occupational farters. The facts are organised in easy to find chapters. 99 Facts About Farts is an easy to read astonishing book of facts for all ages. Explore this fun and smelly gas we all produce. You will not regret it!

    Haven’t we all? What better way to break that silence than to throw out some of the incredible facts from this book.Whatever your motivation may be, there’s a really good chance you’ll find these facts and tidbits useful.

    . . what are you going to do? So many possible disasters, so little time to prepare. The end could be coming any day now, and you’ve got to be ready for the everyday threats such as an earthquake or hurricane, as well as those “well I didn’t see that coming” eventualities like a meteor strike or a killer virus. This all-purpose A to Z guide lays out the survival situations we’re all likely to face . . . and a few you really probably won’t.How to Survive Anything deftly balances the survival basics that you really do need to know with the wild and crazy eventualities that you probably don’t. But, on the other hand, who do you want in your bunker? The guy who read up on coping with a total grid failure or the one who didn’t? Author Tim MacWelch lead survival classes and is th author of the bestselling Prepare for Anything Survival Manual and the Hunting and Gathering Survival Manual. He's the guy you want on you side when it all goes down, and having his book is the next best thing.

    All of the facts are listed in a completely random order; however, every single one of them has a reference that you can open up for further research or further explanation. The Big Book of Random Facts is packed with interesting, entertaining, educational and fun things to read. You'll get everything from the weird to the wonderful and from the horrible to the hilarious. You'll find facts that blow your mind and the references that you can use if you wish to find more information about the curious topics covered.

    Welcome to Phenomenal Facts: The Weird to the Wonderful. The second volume in a series of books that bring you the weirdest, wackiest, wayward and wonderful facts. In this volume you will discover: How much a human soul weighs What a jiffy actually is Why turkeys never have sex Why being on Death Row is so safe And how birds managed to successfully invade America This is the second volume in the ongoing series where we explore the greatest facts we could possibly discover so please take a moment to check out the first in the series. If you do purchase this book then I hope you enjoy it.

    It is beloved by critics and audiences alike for its quick wit, incredibly geeky but relatable characters, and its science and science fiction storylines. But up until now, there has never been an official Big Bang Theory book. The Big Bang Theory: The Official Trivia Guide is the book fans have been waiting for. Featuring 1,600 questions, photos, and many of the best quotes from Sheldon, Raj, Penny, Howard, Leonard, Amy, and Bernadette, as well as a complete episode guide, this official book will entertain all Big Bang fans, old and new alike. Do you know what instrument Leonard plays in the Physics Department String Quartet? Or which award Sheldon is the youngest person to have ever received? Or how about the name of Penny’s avatar in the Age of Conan game? Or who Howard went to couples therapy with? Or the name of Raj’s school? Or when Sheldon does his laundry? Or what Leonard brought Penny back from the North Pole? You don’t need Sheldon’s eidetic memory to enjoy this book, but it might help! Get ready to use your knowledge of The Big Bang Theory and challenge your friends and family with trivia and questions about your favorite scientists.

    With more than 100 colors available in crayon, marker, or colored-pencil form, the choices are endless! Unleash your colorful wings in this inspiring title for young readers.

    This colourful illustrated book explores in a fun way, the details of animal mating behavior, depicted in the form of human looking characters.

    This amazing book is filled with craft projects, trivia, experiments, party ideas, and more. Packed with fascinating fun, Star Wars Mania is sure to make a Star Wars maniac out of you! Hours and hours of fun guaranteed!

    The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--

    Food Test Kitchen and Wheel of Fortune(r) have teamed up to bring you the official "Mr. Food Test Kitchen - Wheel of Fortune(r) Collectible Cookbook," featuring more than 160 quick and easy recipes inspired by the show.As a Wheel Watcher you already know that many of the puzzles are focused on food. With categories like Food and Drink and In the Kitchen it s not hard to see that food is an important component of the game. And for most of America, watching Wheel of Fortune while eating dinner, and relaxing after a hard day, is one of life s simple pleasures.This cookbook will add an extra helping of excitement to your dinner table! It s jam-packed with recipes from the Wheel of Fortune team, including Pat and Vanna. (The "Vanna Banana Pudding "is amazing!) Plus, it includes recipes inspired by past contestants, and some from winners of our recent "Mr. Food Test Kitchen - Wheel of Fortune Cookbook Recipe Contest."And, as if that wasn t enough, we re taking you for another spin! This cookbook also features stories and recipes from many of the places around the country that Wheel of Fortune has visited over the years, including a tasty collection of recipes inspired by the Wheelmobile. So you can expect to see mouthwatering recipes for everything from "Chicago Deep Dish Pizza" to "Hawaiian Roast Pork." Plus, there s exclusive behind-the-scenes photos, fun facts, and priceless stories!This cookbook is a great keepsake that honors a show that we all grew up with.Who do you know that would love this official cookbook? Maybe Mom, Aunt Sue, or Uncle Frank? Hmm we think you better order a bunch because it s sure to deliver lots of OOH IT S SO GOOD!!(r) "

    gang have seen their share of ghosts and monsters . When Shaggy and Scooby want to learn all about mummies, the gang has all the answers. Join Scooby and the gang as they unmask the truth behind mummies

    Three days later, a small girl smashed her miniature Autopia car into a curb, slamming her face against the bare metal steering wheel. Her family filed suit.Disney quickly went to work making the ride safer, while at the same time it began vigorously fighting the family s charges. And, the park started gearing up for more lawsuits thousands more.The People v. Disneyland: How Lawsuits & Lawyers Transformed the Magic, the latest book from Mouse Tales author David Koenig, chronicles 60 years of tumbles, attraction mishaps, ticket scams, attacks by security guards and costumed characters, disability disputes, and employees who turned on their employer. Sometimes the allegations convinced Disney to change its operations, usually secretly. Other times, they stuck by their guns, convinced the claims were bogus.Based on exclusive interviews and nearly 1,300 lawsuits filed against the Mouse, The People v. Disneyland reveals how Walt's wonderland has been remade into a very different place.

    Who has had the longest career in baseball and who has had the shortest? Whose blockbuster movie made the most money and whose was a major flop? Which car is the fastest and which is the slowest? Discover the epic fails of science and technology, money, pop culture, nature, sports and more in the new and improved Scholastic Book of World Records!

    Funny; 2. Fact-filled; 3. Surprising; 4. Unique; 5. Essential.Uncle John's Lists That Make You Go Hmmm... puts a whole new spin on Uncle John’s unique brand of trivia. Readers will be treated to 288 pages of irresistible easy-to-digest lists featuring short facts, fascinating history, and weird news--plus lists about science, sports, quotes, wordplay, showbiz, and random oddities. Some examples: “4 Yellow Things (and Why They’re Yellow”), “5 Dumb Crooks Who Led the Cops Right To Them,” “The 6 Smartest Dog Breeds,” “7 Lists of 7s” (on page 77), “Hollywood’s 8 Stupidest Science Goofs,” “9 Celebrity Marriages that Didn’t Outlast Milk,” and “The 10 Commandments (and 10 Politicians Who Broke Them).”

    What would it be like to be a gladiator in Ancient Rome? A young gladiator-in-training explains his path from gladiator school to life-or-death fights in the Roman Coliseum.

    "A lot of trivia is vanilla and boring. That’s not the case here. If you don't laugh at least once while reading this book, I will eat my shoe."-Dr. Seven Phoenix

    Young readers will learn what kind of training it takes to be a roller coaster designer, how much money a space robotics engineer makes, and what exactly a wind turbine technician does!

    Loaded with tools for coping with the intense social, emotional, and academic difficulties these students often must deal with—as well as their secret fears—this book helps kids succeed in and out of the classroom and confidently handle their physical challenges. Friendly illustrations, think-about-it prompts, true-to-life stories gathered from the authors’ decades of experience, and specific tips and advice provide comfort, hope, and supportive guidance.

    The companys popular toys have helped children to do just that. This title for inventive readers explores how a Danish family built up their small business brick by brick to create the worlds third-largest toy company.

    The X-Files FAQ explores Chris Carter's popular 1990s science-fiction TV series, which aired on Fox for nine seasons and inspired spin-offs, including feature films, TV shows, toys, novels, and comic books. The book explores the series in terms of its historical context and analyzes how many of the episodes tackle the events of their time: the Clinton era. The X-Files FAQ also tallies the episodes that are based on true stories, selects touchstone moments from the almost decade-long run, and organizes the series by its fantastic subject matter from serial killers to aliens, from prehistoric menaces to ethnic and religious-based horrors. In addition, the book recalls the TV antecedents ( Kolchak: The Night Stalker ) and descendants ( Fringe ) of The X-Files , examines the two feature films, and investigates Chris Carter's other creations, including Millennium , The Lone Gunmen , Harsh Realm , and The After . Featuring numerous stills and the show's most prominent writers and directors, The X-Files FAQ allows readers to relive the "Mytharc" conspiracy and the unforgettable monsters of the week from the Fluke Man to the Peacocks.

    They devote hours of intense training to spitting dung, eating cockroaches, sniffing feet, or tossing tuna in the hope of one day being recognized as the best!

    gang have seen their share of ghosts and monsters. When Shaggy and Scooby want to learn all about ghosts, the gang has all the answers. Join Scooby and the gang as they unmask the truth behind ghosts!

    Making alcohol illegal didn’t get rid of bars and taverns or crime bosses: They just went underground. Secret joints were in almost every large city and could be entered if you knew the right code words. Discover the crazy language and secret codes of the Prohibition Era--why you should mind your beeswax and watch out for the gumshoe talking to the fuzz or you might end up in the cooler! It’s all part of the true stories from the Top Secret Files: Gangsters and Bootleggers. Take a look if you dare, but be careful! Some secrets are meant to stay hidden...

    With over 300 questions, this trivia book is designed so you can play single games, group games, or just read at your leisure. It was vital for us as fans to provide this book with only the best of questions so you can relive each moment. We have included answer sheets, cutouts, and all references to the questions. We want you to know exactly where we found them. Whether you play on your own; play in group play, or just read through for your enjoyment, we hope you have a Eureka fun time! Game Play: • A Stand-Alone Read • Single & Group Play • Level Chart (which cast(s) level are you on?) • Over 280 multiple choice questions • Complete reference answers guide • Answer sheets cutouts Rewards: • Earn an internship at Global Dynamics • Gain access to Section 1-4 • Become an assistant to a top scientist • Get your own lab at Global Dynamics • Become Head of Global Dynamics • Oh, and, you could also get Redacted UnControlled Pen is not associated with the series creators, writers or cast.

    Although time may not always be on our side, without clocks and calendars we would forget birthdays, be late for appointments, and miss out on important things in life. This fascinating new book in the You Wouldn't Want to Live Without series delves into the history of clocks and calendars. From early astronomical observations to recent technological developments, this book explores the wonderful journey of timekeeping.

    Colorful illustrated graphs, word clouds, pie charts, maps, photography, comparitive images, and more illuminate the math behind statistics, trends, measurements, and more that we encounter every day. Infographics cover subjects kids care about and can apply to daily living, such as money, food, green living, technology, how things work, and much more. Awesome Q&As with "numbers" people such as computer programmers, sports statisticians, and more show how math is a cool and useful tool.

    However, the largest social group included slaves, laborers, and peasants who worked really hard and likely didnt get to enjoy these occasions as much as the pharaoh or his family. Fun facts about how mummies were created, the ins and outs of the Egyptians gods and goddesses, and more engage readers in an important historical period. A colorful layout, complete with comical illustrations, complements the main contents lighthearted tone and entertaining take on ancient Egypt.

    Forged in the Big Bang and in supernovas, the elements and their resulting compounds went on to create our Solar System, the planet we live on, the air we breathe, the water we rely on, and the proteins that would become life. This book provides need-to-know information on every one of the 118 known elements. Some, like carbon, oxygen and aluminium, are familiar; others, like gadolinium and tellurium, are not. Inside the book, you will find the elements’ vital statistics, their important compounds and applications and the fascinating histories of their discovery. You will also find clear and concise explanations of what an element is, how and why the elements are arranged in the periodic table, and of the structure of atoms, the building blocks of everything around you.The Intriguing Story of the Elements is your definitive illustrated guide to the elements. It is authoritative, accessible and filled with wonder.

    Filled with a collection of over 120 new Pointless quiz questions set to have you wracking your brains and interspersed with general knowledge trivia, witty facts and longer stand-up style pieces musing on everything from aardvarks to zeppelins via Pointless favourites like Central African Republic. Written with Alexander and Richard's trademark intelligent wit and beautifully illustrated with exclusive drawings by Moose Allain, this exciting new Pointless book is the perfect festive treat for the whole family.

    Improve your knowledge and find things you've never heard before, or learn the facts behind the facts you already knew.So sit back, grab a spoon, and help yourself to a heaping bowl of Knowledge Stew.