Kategoria BISAC: Humor >> Form - Trivia

Impress your friends, stump your bartender, and crush the pub trivia competition With over 500 absurdly true facts on everything from hippo sweat to nematodes (don't ask), T. rex jaws to stars in the galaxy, you're sure to discover countless insane-but-true factoids you didn't know before Did you know that the mummy for Ramses II was issued a passport? Did you know that only female mosquitoes bite you? Get ready to learn...

• If asked, a cop legally has to tell you what he's having for lunch.
• The safest place to be in an...

• Why is the inuksuk more revered than Wheelchair Jimmy?
• Does the iconic beaver really represent us better than The Littlest Hobo?
• Is everyone going canoeing without me or is canoeing way less of a thing than it's made out to be?

Sir Elton John, blind fish, the original Twinkie, President Ronald Reagan's Secret Service detail, and mummies don't usually come up in the same conversation -- unless you're at Mammoth Cave National Park Home to the earth's longest known cave system, this UNESCO World Heritage Site is one of the oldest tourist attractions in North America. Although this remarkable place has been immortalized in works ranging from Herman Melville's Moby Dick to H. P. Lovecraft's "The Beast in the Cave," the realities of life at Mammoth Cave can be stranger than fiction.

In this charming book,...

What would happen if you took a swim outside a deep-sea submarine wearing only a swimsuit? How long could you last if you stood on the surface of the sun? How far could you actually get in digging a hole to China? Paul Doherty, senior staff scientist at San Francisco's famed Exploratorium Museum, and writer Cody Cassidy explore the real science behind these and other fantastical scenarios, offering insights into physics, astronomy, anatomy, and more along...

The Big Book of Random Facts contains 1000 random facts covering a wide and diverse range of topics including sports, history of the United States and the world, politics, science, literature, pop culture, food and drink, statistics,...

• Your pupils dilate when you're looking at someone you love.
• Octopuses are older than dinosaurs.
• Caffeine withdrawal is officially a mental disorder.
• The only breed of dog to be mentioned by name in the Bible is the greyhound.
• Your heart is so powerful that it can squirt blood 30 feet across the room.
• Dr. Seuss's first book was rejected 27 times.

From the popular Tumblr blog and Facebook page with over 6M fans, comes a collection of the most interesting facts, stories and trivia...ever

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Hilariously funny and oddly informative Stella Rheingold's "Ain't it Awful" is the perfect gift for the chronic grumbler, or anyone who wants to get their gripe on

In this laugh out loud tour of all things unsatisfactory you will learn all about why we complain, the different types of complaints, how to complain successfully, and how to deal with other people's moaning. With her humorous take on all that is wrong with world, Stella dives head long into the rich world of possibilities for the committed grumbler.

This fun, light hearted book proves that Comedy truly is the...