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Book summary as fulminating and crammed with infuriating facts as any rightwing bestseller, as irreverent as the onion, and as noisily entertaining as a wrestling smackdownwhatever your politics, stupid white men should make you blow your stack. Only about 500 of the original 5,000 copies have survived. These history questions are tough, and if you can get 1216 correct, youre an official history buff. Sheep are one of the most unfairly stereotyped animals on the planet. Called bloomsday, this is the day in 1904 the novel takes place. The earliest known work of literature is an epic poem titled the epic of gilgamesh. The first book of blackman was intended for young adult readers. The hard shell of an armadillo is stronger than you might realize. Bmj case reports darwin award winner for the removal of a 23inch dildo from an unidentified 31yearold mans rectum that had been stuck for over 24 hours. Therefore, 2,300 of his proverbs are not contained in the book of proverbs. The most stupid book titles ever the vandal aka derek. All the books in the library of congress total to only 15tb. Fools of nature by alice brown was the first book to be described as a bestseller, in 1889. In that fashion, we love learning curious facts about the world and the peopleanimals that live and have lived in.

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Linebyline modern translations of every shakespeare play and poem. Totally useless facts courtesy of the freeman institute. From animals to geography, take a look at these amazingand slightly strange facts about our world. Its probably best if you avoid eating any of these if youre going on a date.

Interesting facts about isaiah barnes bible charts meaning. Youll probably like to know some fun facts about these foods that make you poo. A moving yet hilarious comingofage novel about a reluctant athlete just trying to make it through high school i am not stupid funny. However, you will be pleasantly surprised to find out that reading has numerous positive effects on your emotional, intellectual and psychological state of mind. A newborn chinese water deer is so small it can almost be held in the palm of the hand. Many a times, human beings come across scary facts through events, happenings and revelations so much so that suddenly, ordinary life starts seeming bizarre after such discoveries. Unfortunately, stupid white men is a book the black culture has been beaten down by maliciousness and innuendo by the culture who holds all the cards. My name is felton reinstein, which is not a fast name. A book lovers journey through curiosities of history, which is available from michael omara books. Weird facts that most people dont know readers digest. There are multiple reports of people in texas trying to shoot the animals, only to have the bullet ricochet off and injure the shooter. We make personalized books packed full of curious facts about the year and day someone was born. Nephew of legendary director francis ford coppola, cage was inspired by james dean to get into the acting biz as a teenager, and in the years since has become an academy.

In celebration of book lovers day august 9th, weve compiled a list of 36 interesting facts about books. In fact, sylvesters friend and neighbor is a pig and appears on the book s cover. Before roman emperor domitian exiled the apostle john to the greek island of patmos, where experts say he wrote the book of revelation, he ordered him boiled in oil, but john miraculously. And, probably most useless of all, the only state that doesnt contain any of the letters in the word mackerel is ohio. Youll learn how white corporate american designed and marketed its message to keep black people oppressed and to keep white corporate america to always come up smelling like roses.

Is this the stupidest book ever written about socialism. We post about health, celebspeople, places, animals, history information and much more. Your life will never be the same again after youve read these unbelievable facts. Theres not a lot of football in stupid fast, but reluctant readers should take to it anyway thanks to the beguiling voice of protagonist felton reinstein. A cockroach can live nine days without its head before it starves to death. Contrary to what you might think, a short history of stupid is unlikely to make you feel smarter. Despite the introduction, in which razer and keane make it clear that they arent experts and dont have any consistent truths to offer the readera short history of stupid isnt a selfhelp book after alltheir rather smart arguments bust a few sacred cows, shine a light on publically accepted. They may sound false but believe me every strange fact is true. His experiences while waiting to be rescued, including hallucinations, became fodder for the. Sf writer isaac asimov 19201992 is the only author to have published a book in. Of course, i was correct when assuming this book had a lot to do with football and girls, but not in the way you would think. Interesting and weird facts about the world you probably didnt know 30 pics 178k views. The characters ping from event to event with emotions always at the forefront. It is a great book that i know anyone on this site would love so get yourself a copy.

May 26, 2018 here are some of the most useless facts that will amaze you. One of the things that makes the magic tree house books so fun to read is that each installment folds tons of fun facts into its narrative. The vatican city is the country that drinks the most wine per capita at. In november 1990, the book was published in the market. The most stupid book titles ever really stupid book titles an odd fact ive noticed about my blog is that my posts about stupidity rate as highly as my posts about books and publishing. Every time you lick a stamp, you consume 110 of a calorie. According to a 2007 article in scientific american, unlike other mammals, felines cant taste sweetness due to the fact that they lack 247 base pairs of the amino acids that make up the dna of the tas1r. Interesting and weird facts about the world you probably. Anyway, these facts cover all manner of topics and really are simply terrible things. Illustrated throughout, this useful book will satisfy the curiosity of everyone who wonders why. A study was conducted that showed customers in a book store were 3. Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush. The top six foods that make your fart are beans, corn, bell peppers, cauliflower, cabbage and milk.

Fans of james joyce have gathered in dublin for more than 50 years on june 16 th, walking the route followed by the book s protagonist, leopold bloom, in the novel. The video game fallout 4 is set in a postapocalyptic world where you get rewarded for returning library books. The declaration of independence was written on hemp paper. Yet critics insisted the pig police sent an antiauthority message. In this book, all of the coolest facts jack and annie have learned on their time and spacetraveling adventures are compiled into one exciting volume. If you use these small jokes on your presentation materials publication, website, powerpoint, seminars, lecture, tv show, etc, please have the courtesy to quote the source. Theyre usually picked between august and november, covered in wax, hotair dried. Sonic the hedgehog has registered itself in guinness book of world records for being the fastest gaming character ever. This facebook page, legendary facts, is genuinely a chamber of wisdom and if until now you thought youre a smartass well, think again. By imbibing the authors words, youll become an initiate in the. You cant have a list of interesting facts about books without including some of these gems. Full of aptly and hilariously named characters such as the jersey. Many people perceive reading as an introverted hobby, for the feeble, antisocial. A recent study found that people who read are two and a.

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Feb 15, 2012 to see the 32 falsehoods embedded in this essay, read the facts are stupid factcheck. History questions everyone gets wrong readers digest. The name for oz in the wizard of oz was thought up frank baum the author of the book looked at his filing cabinet and saw an. A man named charles osborne had the hiccups for 68 years, from 19221990. If you enjoy these interesting book facts, we have hundreds more in our book, the secret library. The worlds youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in china in 1910. Its not wrong to say that nicolas cage is one of the most fascinating figures in hollywood. Apr 19, 2017 sheep are not stupid, and they are not helpless either. Top 10 facts about malorie blackman less known facts. Alaska law says that you cant look at a moose from an airplane. These individuals have been graced with a darwin award, a prize. A moving yet hilarious coming of age novel about a reluctant athlete just trying to make it through high school i am not stupid funny. If youre looking for the most interesting list of animal facts, youre at the right place.

These weird facts might have you changing the way you eat. Jun 30, 2016 20 strange and unusual facts that sound too scary to be true. Cats can jump surprisingly high, slip through the tightest spaces, and seemingly have nine lives. A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.