Weird-o-Pedia: The Ultimate Book of Surprising, Strange, and Incredibly Bizarre Facts about (Supposedly) Ordinary Things
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| Rating | : | 4.18 (825 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1510722246 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-01 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
No, this is trivia about the unusual world around us and about ourselves as well.This book is highly recommended.” (Blogcritics) . “A fun and educational collection of facts about all sorts of things, but it is not what you might expect from the title. There are no ghosts or aliens, no world record breakers or any of the sort of things you find in Ripley's Believe It Or Not
Check out the weird and wonderful facts in this massive encyclopedia of alphabetized oddities:HUMANS ARE THE ONLY ANIMALS THAT ENJOY SPICY FOOD (there’s a reason no one sells Tabasco-flavored cat food).NAPPING CAN SAVE YOU FROM A HEART ATTACK (assuming you are not operating heavy machinery at the time).PSYCHOLOGISTS CAN ASSESS YOUR PERSONALITY FROM HOW YOU DIP FRIES IN KETCHUP (nice fries, sociopath).SURFING THE INTERNET ACTUALLY MAKES YOU SMARTER (but not as smart as reading this book will).Now the next time someone tells you smugly that Pluto isn’t a planet, you can counter with any one of these hundreds of weird facts and remain king or queen of the cocktail (or kegger) chatter.
Alex Palmer has written for the New York Post, Hollywood Reporter, Billboard, the Rumpus, and the Huffington Post, among other publications. He is also the author of Literary Miscellany: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Literature. He resides in Brooklyn, New York.
"my hubby loves reading weird books while being in the" according to julia1my hubby loves reading weird books while being in the julia1402 my hubby loves reading weird books while being in the bathroom, he can literally spend an hour in there, not because he needs that much time but he loves reading things on his phone or a book he already has books such as "bathroom trivia" , this one needed to be purchased. he loves it and loves to tell everyone what he learned :). 02. my hubby loves reading weird books while being in the bathroom, he can literally spend an hour in there, not because he needs that much time but he loves reading things on his phone or a book he already has books such as "bathroom trivia" , this one needed to be purchased. he loves it and loves to tell everyone what he learned :). in a very nice format. I enjoyed reading it Casey This book was chock full of interesting facts. It wasn't a rehash of old items I'd seen before, either. It was full of interesting, new information that came as a surprise, or made me laugh. It was well organized, in a very nice format. I enjoyed reading it, and was sad to reach the end.. Cool book This one of the coolest books to leave laying around on the coffee table, side table or a lot of people do their reading in a smaller room sometimes. It is full of interesting stuff, I love it!