Are Lobsters Ambidextrous?

Author: David Feldman
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061983705
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 512

Book Description
The sixth book in David Feldman’s bestselling Imponderables® series, packed with even more answers to perplexing questions and solutions to everyday mysteries Culled from the thousands of letters submitted by desperate fans, the questions in Are Lobsters Ambidextrous? would have overwhelmed a lesser authority than David Feldman. Has anyone ever seen a live Cornish game hen? When a body is laid out in a funeral home, why is the head always on the left side from the viewer’s vantage point? Why is there no Betty Rubble in Flintstones vitamins? What are the little numbers on the bottom right of cancelled checks? Why do quarterbacks always say “Hut”? Why do dogs eat standing up while cats often eat sitting down? What does the “Q” in “Q-tips” stand for? What do they do with the caffeine left over from making decaffeinated coffee? And more! With 141 irresistible entries, charming illustrations by longtime Imponderables® collaborator Kassie Schwan, and almost 100,000 copies sold in combined editions, Are Lobsters Ambidextrous? is an Imponderables® classic.

Why Do Dogs Have Wet Noses? and Other Imponderables of Everyday Life

Author: David Feldman
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 9780060921118
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 276

Book Description

Life's Imponderables

Author: David Feldman
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780760745960
Category : Questions and answers
Languages : en
Pages : 814

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QI: The Third Book of General Ignorance

Author: John Lloyd
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0571309003
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 297

Book Description
The Third Book of General Ignorance gathers together 180 questions, both new and previously featured on the BBC TV programme's popular 'General Ignorance' round, and show why, when it comes to general knowledge, none of us knows anything at all.Who invented the sandwich? What was the best thing before sliced bread? Who first ate frogs' legs? Which cat never changes its spots? What did Lady Godiva do? What can you legally do if you come across a Welshman in Chester after sunset?

Imponderables

Author: David Feldman
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061745022
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 369

Book Description
Why does an "X" stand for a kiss? Which fruits are in Juicy Fruit® gum? Why do people cry at happy endings? Why do you never see baby pigeons? Pop-culture guru David Feldman demystifies these topics and so much more in Why Don't Cats Like to Swim? -- the unchallenged source of answers to civilization's most perplexing questions. Part of the Imponderables® series, Feldman's book arms readers with information about everyday life -- from science, history, and politics to sports, television, and radio -- that encyclopedias, dictionaries, and almanacs just don't have. Where else will you learn what makes women open their mouths when applying mascara?

Why Don't Cats Like to Swim?

Author: David Feldman
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060751487
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 340

Do Penguins Have Knees?

Author: David Feldman
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061863491
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 340

Book Description
The fifth book in David Feldman’s bestselling Imponderables® series, packed with even more answers to perplexing questions and solutions to everyday mysteries Culled from the thousands of letters submitted by desperate fans, Do Penguins Have Knees? answers 100 new and even more perplexing questions about food, popular culture, the human body, science, and more, such as: Why are the oceans salty? Why is Rhode Island called an island when it obviously isn't an island? Why aren't there plums in plum pudding? Why do fish float upside-down when they die? And more! With over 190 irresistible entries and charming illustrations by longtime Imponderables® collaborator Kassie Schwan, Do Penguins Have Knees? is an Imponderables® classic.

Do Penguins Have Knees?

Author: David Feldman
Publisher: Harper Perennial
ISBN: 9780060740917
Category : Games
Languages : en
Pages : 336

Book Description
Ponder, if you will What happens to your Social Security number when you die? Why are peanuts listed as an ingredient in plain M&Ms? Why is Barbie's hair made out of nylon, but Ken's hair is plastic? What makes up the ever-mysterious "new-car smell"? Pop-culture guru David Feldman demystifies these topics and so much more in Do Penguins Have Knees? -- the unchallenged source of answers to civilization's most perplexing questions. Part of the Imponderables® series, Do Penguins Have Knees? arms readers with the knowledge about everyday life that encyclopedias, dictionaries, and almanacs just don't have. And think about it, where else are you going to get to the bottom of how beer was kept cold in the Old West?

Block Island Trivia

Author: Robert Ellis Smith
Publisher: Privacy Journal
ISBN: 0930072200
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 70

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Natural Wonders

Author: Edwin Tenney Brewster
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 334

Book Description
Edwin Tenney Brewster was an American physicist and popular science writer. Natural Wonders is a partly illustrated book for both adults and children, presenting numerous cases of how animals are born.