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Our readers asked for it, and here it is: Uncle John's first collection of his greatest short facts and quick reading material. Open up to any page of Extraordinary Book of Facts and you might find a list of, say, obscure words ('exocannibals' eat enemies; 'indocannibals' eat friends). Flip to another page and there's a whole bunch of facts about how long things take (a yak's gestation period: 258 days). On another page: kid facts (the average four-year-old...
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With this all-new 21st edition, Uncle John's Unsinkable Bathroom Reader, Uncle John and his crack staff of writers prove that after more than two decades in the business, they're still at the top of their game. Who else but Uncle John could tell you about the tapeworm diet, 44 things to do with a coconut, and the history of the Comstock Lode? Uncle John rules the world of information and humor, so get ready to be thoroughly entertained. Read all about…...
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The twenty-fourth edition in the bestselling bathroom-reading series is jam-packed with over 500 pages of absorbing trivia material.
The information miners at the Bathroom Readers' Institute have unearthed a priceless collection of surprising, amazing, head-scratching, and hilarious articles. Divided by length for your sitting convenience, 24-Karat Gold is chock-full of little-known history, random origins, weird news, celebrity secrets, and urban...
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Strange-but-true stories, colorful characters, and big-league bizarreness for fans of America's pastime!
Why is baseball such a great subject for a Bathroom Reader? Because it's steeped in history and tradition, it's rife with scandals and controversy, and most of the men that dedicate their life to it are just a little bit . . . weird. Uncle John's spirited take on the game takes you deep into that history to paint a detailed picture of where...
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Beauty pageants, bad musicals, bizarre diseases, and more: it's all covered in this collection of fascinating trivia and full-color pictures!
It's finally here: the book that Uncle John's fans have been asking for: a full-color, illustrated edition featuring the most entertaining articles from the world's bestselling bathroom trivia series! Hundreds of eye-popping photographs add a new dimension to Uncle John's unique blend of trivia, humor, origins,...
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This volume-Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Wonderful World of Odd-exposes the best of the weirdest news, facts, and fun from all over the world. Where else could you learn about a woman who broke her legs flying a pig, a student who got credit for dressing like a lobster, and a man who patented a method for determining the sex of a spinach plant? Uncle John rules the world of bizarre information and humor, so get ready to be thoroughly entertained....
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The twenty-seventh Bathroom Reader in the beloved, bizarre trivia series with more than fifteen million copies in print!
At a whopping 544 pages, Uncle John's Canoramic Bathroom Reader is overflowing with everything that Bathroom Readers' Institute fans have come to expect from this bestselling trivia series: fascinating history, silly science, obscure origins... plus fads, blunders, wordplay, quotes, and a few surprises (such as some of the "creative"...
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Get your trivia on the go with this Uncle John's anthology of fun fast facts, includes over twenty-five pages of new content!
Uncle John's New & Improved Briefs is chock-full of thousands of great facts and hundreds of quick hits covering history, origins, blunders, sports, pop science, and entertainment plus a sprinkling of riddles, puns, anagrams, and other classic wordplay. Read about...
• The secrets of top-secret spy lingo
• The monkey that...
9) The World's Gone Crazy: 432 All-New Pages of the Strangest, Most Outrageous Stuff You'll Ever Read
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Uncle John's latest compendium of the most bizarre and entertaining information imaginable: a Worldwide Weird-opedia!
Good news: It's not you, the world really is going crazy! And Uncle John is barely sane enough to guide you through it all in this whirlwind tour of all things strange and weird. Yes, loyal Throne Room readers, these 432 all-new pages of pure crazy will shock and confound you... and make your side split open from laughing. (Uncle...
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Discover strange gadgets you never knew existed in this volume from the nation's top collector of curious and interesting information!
The writers behind Uncle John's Bathroom Reader present this totally true treasury of amazing gizmos-devilish devices you never knew existed, created by people who thought the world absolutely needed what they had to offer and sell.
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* The onesie that turns your crawling baby into a mop
* The fart-stifling...
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