Funky Freaky Facts Most People Don T Know

Hundreds of little know, fascinating facts and trivia in this collection.

An illustrated collection of obscure or unusual facts, including the largest bird's nest in the world and Napoleon's plan for a tunnel connecting England and France

Contains hundreds of interesting trivia questions and answers on a variety of subjects.

Make reading fun for students in grades 4 and up using Reading Tutor: Weird, But True! This 48-page book captures readers' enthusiasm with interesting, age-appropriate stories and activities relating to hard-to-believe occurrences. This book covers topics such as Paul Revere, the origin of Santa Claus, wedding superstitions, then and now, and in the White House. The book includes activities that reinforce difficult comprehension skills and improve reading levels. It is great for use in the classroom and at home!

A new volume of trivia for women from the author of The Ladies’ Room Reader, “full of fascinating fun facts” (Chicago Tribune). Did you know that . . . September is the month with the highest birthrate? Eighty percent of women think a vacation is the best way to rekindle romance? The divorce rate is 23 percent lower in cities with major league baseball teams than in those without? In ancient Egypt, between 3500 and 2500 BC, the only career not open to women was judge? The Ladies’ Room Reader Revisited picks up where its popular predecessor, The Ladies’ Room Reader, left off. In this wildly entertaining volume, Alicia Alvrez provides even more fascinating female facts about women throughout history and from around the world.

Want to be a real peat? Show people up with things they don't know. Here are hundreds of little-known, fascinating facts, including how birds get drunk, why Louis Dobermann bred a ferocious dog, and the bloody story behind striped barber poles. Advice: Don't tell these tidbits at mealtime. 353 cartoon illustrations.

Funny facts, stunning stats, and historical tidbits about the female of the species. Did you know that . . . Women outnumber men by five to one in shoplifting convictions? The very first Artichoke Queen was Marilyn Monroe in 1947? Diamonds didn’t become a girl’s best friend until the thirteenth century? (Before that, they were for men only.) The first human cannonball was female? The cocktail known as the Bloody Mary was named after a notorious English queen? Research shows that men change their minds two to three times more than women? The Big Book of Women’s Trivia arms you with little-known facts in a fabulous collection that spans history, crosses cultures, and ranges from the silly to the salacious to the truly useful. Chapters include: Women and Their Wardrobes The Body Beautiful—and Not So • Ladies’ Matters of Love • In the Ladies’ Room • Ladies Look at the Animal Kingdom • Women Doing It for Themselves • Saintly Manifestations and Royal Subjects • Women’s Sporting Life • Celebrity Sightings of the Female Variety • and Final Feminine Facts You Absolutely Can’t Live Without.

The truth is often stranger than fiction. Need proof? In England, in the 1880's, 'pants' was considered a dirty word. Statistically you are more likely to be attacked by a cow than a shark. The sun loses close to a billion kilograms of weight every second. An office desk has 400 times more bacteria than a toilet. A rhinoceros horn is made of compacted hair. Phobophobia is fear of fear. 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star' was written by Mozart. There are 1001 cool, freaky, funny, fabulous, foul, frightening, far-out, fascinating, first-class, phenomenal, fantastic facts here for you amusement and edification!