Do Geese Get Goose Bumps?: & More Than 199 Perplexing Questions with Astounding Answers - Couverture souple

Bathroom Readers' Institute

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ISBN 10 : 1626867542 ISBN 13 : 9781626867543

Editeur : Portable Press, 2016

Synopsis

A Q&A book full of things you didn't know you need to know.

Find the answers to hundreds of life's most perplexing questions in this entertaining collection from the editors at Portable Press (the team behind the best-selling, award-winning Uncle John's Bathroom Reader line). Do Geese Get Goose Bumps is 224 pages of simple explanations for complex topics—everything from "Why is air transparent?" to "Why do late-night commercials always offer to throw in a second, identical product 'at no extra cost'?" Clearly written and thoroughly researched, this book will shed new light on science, history, politics, sports, animals, food, pop culture, and more. Some sample questions:

*Can an elephant cry crocodile tears?

*Why do clouds float?

*Why is abbreviation such a long word?

*What's in a hot dog?

*Why does Hawaii have interstate highways?

*What did they call a photographic memory before the invention of photography?

*Why does Superman wear his underwear on the outside?

*Why do dogs come when you call them, but cats ignore you?

*What's a male ballerina called?

And much, much more!

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Portable Press
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1626867542
• ISBN 13: 9781626867543
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible