
Uncle John's Bathroom Reader WISE UP!: An Elevating Collection of Quick Facts and Incredible Curiosities Original Edition
Author(s): Bathroom Readers' Institute (Author)
- Publisher: Advantage Publishers Group
- Publication Date: 27 Oct. 2009
- Edition: Original
- Language: English
- Print length: 416 pages
- ISBN-10: 1607100371
- ISBN-13: 9781607100379
Book Description
The weirdest, wittiest, wackiest facts and trivia from the Bathroom Reader series are packed into this new volume.
* There are no skunks in Newfoundland.
* The average Super Bowl party has 18 people.
* When dropped in water, a fresh egg will sink; a stale one won’t.
* The average newborn baby spends 113 minutes a day crying.
* Pepper was so valuable during Elizabethan times that it was sold by the grain.
* Fossilized termite farts have been preserved in amber.
And thousands more!
Is there any other single book in the universe with this many awesome tidbits of bite-sized information? Nope. And that’s a fact! At nearly 400 pages (with a handy index for your fact-seeking convenience),
Wise Up! is a must-have for anyone who likes their information on the go. It’s organized into hundreds of topics―everything from sports and entertainment to word origins and science. Here are but a few of the facts awaiting you:* More women than men talk to their cars.
* The melody for Nat King Cole’s 1954 hit “Smile” was composed by Charlie Chaplin.
* Acid rain was first identified and named in 1852.
* What is your
* There are no skunks in Newfoundland.
* The average Super Bowl party has 18 people.
* When dropped in water, a fresh egg will sink; a stale one won’t.
* The average newborn baby spends 113 minutes a day crying.
* Pepper was so valuable during Elizabethan times that it was sold by the grain.
* Fossilized termite farts have been preserved in amber.
And thousands more!
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
The Bathroom Readers’ Institute is a tight-knit group of loyal and skilled writers, researchers, and editors who have been working as a team for years. The BRI understands the habits of a very special market―Throne Sitters―and devotes itself to providing amazing facts and conversation pieces.
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