FANTASTIC FACTOIDS FOR THE INSANELY CURIOUS VOLUME 2: A COLLECTION OF STRANGE, BUT TRUE, AND OFTEN UNHEARD-OF FACTOIDS THAT WILL BLOW YOUR MIND - 4005

Do you have a curious mind? Are you the kind of person that will obsess about that one crazy thing you learned for days? If you answered “Yes” to any of these questions, then this is the book for you. This book is the second volume of the extremely successful Fantastic Factoids Series of books. Volume two has 41 new chapters, 800 new factoids, and over 200 illustrations. Here are some examples of chapters and content covered. Phobias : Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia (fear of long words) Master Painters : Salvador Dalí's "The Persistence of Memory": Architecture - The Good, The Bad, The Ugly : The Secret Underground City of Derinkuyu Odd Facts About Famous Landmarks : The Subterranean City Beneath the Vatican Oddities of the Animal Kingdom : Hagfish's Slimy Defense Mechanism Peculiar Art Movements and Styles : Surrealism's Exploration of the Unconscious Eccentric Habits of Famous Figures : Isaac Newton's Unorthodox Diet Curious Medical Practices of the Past : Electric Shock Therapy Weird Facts About Famous Monuments : Mount Rushmore's Secret Chamber Unusual Sporting Events Around the Globe : Caber Tossing in Scotland Unusual Uses of Plants and Herbs : Catnip as a Mosquito Repellent Oddities of the Music Industry : The Mozart Effect Unusual Communication Methods : Water Drumming of Vanuatu Unique Cultural Practices of Indigenous Peoples : Sweat Lodge Ceremonies of North American Tribes Eccentric Inventions That Almost Worked : The Water-Powered Car Unusual Weather Phenomena : Snownadoes Strange Happenings in Outer Space : The Galactic Bulge Mystery Prehistoric Puzzles : Seahenge Urban Legends : The Babysitter and the Man Upstairs Agricultural Oddities : Square Watermelons In addition to amazing chapters full of “useful information” are more than 200 captivating and compelling illustrations designed to provoke curiosity and encourage additional research. The illustrations are what set this book aside from all other “interesting facts” books. We at “Fantastic Factoids” understand that in order for real learning to occur many readers require a visual component to help cement the information in our brains. However, if you prefer no illustrations and boring facts like bucket drumming, the longest recorded homerun, or how many calories you burn riding a bike then please, by all means, feel free to buy any of the other books in this niche.
ASIN: B0D44JJK69
VSKU: BVV.B0D44JJK69.VG
Condition: Very Good
Author/Artist:Sauer, M. Patrick
Binding: Paperback