| Title | : | The Book of Extraordinary Facts |
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| ISBN | : | 1450853951 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781450853958 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Leather Bound |
| Number of Pages | : | 682 |
| Publication | : | Published January 1, 2012 |
Our modern culture is obsessed with facts. Unfortunately, some people aren't interested in anything but "just the facts," dismissing anything that smacks of wonder or curiosity. But not all truths fit into logical and sensible boxes--sometimes the facts are truly extraordinary and beyond belief.
The Book of Extraordinary Facts is chock-full of entertaining information about history, nature, celebrities, crooks, places, sports, religion, technology, and the just plain ol' weird. Inside the book you'll also find scads of noteworthy gems, including:
*A blue whale's tongue outweighs the average adult elephant. That's a two-ton tongue!
*Competitive-eating champion Sonya Thomas set a record in 2005 when she ate 44 Maine lobsters in only 12 minutes. (Let's hope she wore comfy pants!)
*Not "digging" the traditional pine box coffin? Try a customized carrier in the shape of an egg, a shoe, a car, or--yes, really--a uterus.
*Ballet is a riot--literally! At least, it was in 1913 when three Russian artists defied all convention and premiered Igor Stravinsky's shocking ballet, The Rite of Spring.
*And much, much more!
The Book of Extraordinary Facts Reviews
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I received a triple stack of these books actually back in Xmas last year and have been slowly chipping away at them.
These are filled with essentially trivia knowledge about haunted houses, exotic foods, sporting events, etc. They are honestly perfect bathroom reads, as you can jump in, read about different species of bats, and jump out feeling like you've picked away a little bit of interesting knowledge.
I would say these are great gifts, even for non-readers as the content is usually 1-3 pages max per subject.
I did notice quite a bit of overlap within the three books. For example, the exotic food section with things like puffer fish, maggot cheese, etc... overall quite a bit of repeat material.
All in all though, these are fun. Fair warning though, the content is a bit dated, as the most current events you'll find within the books are early 2000's at best and goes to the left pretty far.. maybe even as far as the 1950's. -
same old repeated books in every volume
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Very good book, learned a lot and It helped me with my commonplace book
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Interesting facts! I read a little bit every day to my mom and we were both fascinated by a lot of the things discussed in here. I'll be getting more books from this series.
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I received this as a gift from a loving friend. I do not expect ever to read through it, though the sample that I perused does not rule it out entirely. It is a good companion for private moments that everyone suffers.
Abbreviated chapter titles run thus:
1. Hollywood
2. Sports & Pastimes.,
3. Health & Body
4. Food & Drink
5. Love
6. Pop Culture
7. Arts & Culture
8. History
9. World Around Us
10. Conflict & Combat
11. Science, Technology
12. Flora, Fauna
13. Something to Believe In
14. Crime & Death
15. Wierd!
16. Odds-& Ends
--. Index -
A book that covers so much territory from History to culture to signs one's government is under a dictatorship this has a lot of info. Never taking itself completely seriously this is close to an encyclopedia, only entertaining. There is a huge chance whatever subject you want to read about it is in here, as broad in scope as possible.
My favorite sections involve movies, covering the history of the Hollywood sign to actor quotes and movie lists.
Try it out, it is pretty extraordinary! -
An enjoyable book of facts about a wide variety of topics. Makes for a great general interest or side table book.
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Reading books like this is like eating peanuts. Always wanting one more fact.
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