Curiosities Wonders category: 913 books

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...

Hundreds of incredible origin stories, ranging from everyday items to social customs to history-altering inventions. Uncle John’s Where’d That Come From? delivers the true stories behind all sorts of things, even things you never thought of as having origins. Covering a wide range of topics--pop...

WOODY ALLEN His first printed joke was in a gossip column. It read: Woody Allen says he ate at a restaurant that had O.P.S. Prices -- Other People's Salaries. NEIL ARMSTRONG After Neil Armstrong walked upon the moon, the Ohio Dairy Men's Association presented a sculpture of the astronaut to the Ohio State Fair. The sculpture was made out of 900 pounds of butter.

Strategically placed near the best seat in your home, Uncle John’s Endlessly Engrossing Bathroom Reader is jam-packed with great bathroom reading. It’s the gift that keeps on giving...and giving...and giving.... The BRI’s 22nd all-new edition--*Uncle John’s Endlessly Engrossing Bathroom...

Our first all-new edition to top 500 pages, this was the Bathroom Reader that made the publishing world stand up and take notice—these guys are here to stay. Also appearing for the first time in Giant 10th Anniversary is our famous “Extended Sitting Section,” a series of extra-long articles...

The wittiest, wackiest, and most popular selections from the last 12 years in the best-selling Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader series. We stuffed the best stuff we’ve ever written into 576 glorious pages. Result: pure bathroom-reading bliss! You’re just a few clicks away from the most hilarious,...

From end of the world scenarios to disappearing bees and beyond, the experts at Popular Science magazine uncover the secrets of the universe and answer 100 of science’s most mysterious questions. 100 Mysteries is segmented into chapters by Physical Matter and Forces, Space, Human Body, Earth, Other...

A personal collection of memorable writings and statements of proverbial wisdom on a variety of topics from Ability to Youth.  Also includes lists of the author's favorite readings, films, curiosiites, and travel sites.

Uncle John’s Perpetually Pleasing Bathroom Reader proves once again why the Bathroom Readers’ Institute is the best in the business when it comes to providing quick, entertaining reads for readers on the go! 2014 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award Silver Winner in Humor! The 26th annual...

Professor Hans Holzer, an expert in paranormal activity and parapsychology, explains the distinction between true ghosts and spirit visits, with examples from some of the most famous cases of “ghosts that aren’t” According to Hans Holzer, only perhaps ten percent of all ghostly manifestations...

This Ebook is geared toward older individuals. Therefore, we thought it to be appropriate to include the author‘s names. Due to space limitations we have included as many as possible. They are: Albert Einstein, Aldous Huxley, Aristotle, Arthur C. Clarke, Benjamin Disraeli, Benjamin Franklin, Bertrand...

"Every state has its own ghost. Every city has a few spirits. In Ghosts Coast to Coast, a friendly apparition named John takes the reader on a spirited journey through the fifty states visiting famous and obscure haunted houses throughout the United States. It's a haunting journey discovering the haunting activity of Ghosts Coast To Coast...."

Did you know that the Pilgrims ate popcorn at the first Thanksgiving? Or that Maine is the toothpick capital of the world, or that frogs have teeth? Do you want to know what a cockroach’s favorite food is, or how long it would take to drive to the sun? Amaze your friends and family...

I do not claim that it is encyclopædic in the sense that it will be found to supply a complete index to every inn mentioned in the novelist’s books. Many a reader will recall, I expect, a certain inn in his favourite story which has been overlooked; but, while my chief aim has been to deal with...