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The Book of Unusual Knowledge

The Book of Unusual Knowledge

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  • Create Date：2022-11-19 00:21:39
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
  • Status：finish
  • Author：Publications International
  • ISBN：1450845800
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Reviews

Ryan ，

I recommend it if you’re someone that likes fun facts or weird stories。 I look forward to possibly checking out the sequels。

t ，

I will be reading this for a long time to come but I’m going to go ahead and give it 5 stars because i’m very much enjoying it！ （thanks mama 😘）

Kathy Y ，

I bought this for my 62 year old husband who loves to read and learn before falling asleep at night。 I won't buy any more from this author as I keep hearing him say， "that's wrong information" Or， I notice him turning the pages， while scanning， because it is useless info to him。 There are some interesting clips， but he has to search for them and then he'll read them out loud， if he finds them interesting and/or useful。 I've been pretty bored with what he has read， mostly。 I bought this for my 62 year old husband who loves to read and learn before falling asleep at night。 I won't buy any more from this author as I keep hearing him say， "that's wrong information" Or， I notice him turning the pages， while scanning， because it is useless info to him。 There are some interesting clips， but he has to search for them and then he'll read them out loud， if he finds them interesting and/or useful。 I've been pretty bored with what he has read， mostly。 。。。more

Eli ，

Interesting and fun， easy read。 A few typos but no sources

Chris Hart ，

Trivia， trivia everywhere！ LOL

Deb in UT ，

My sister gave this book to my husband for Christmas two or three years ago。 I decided to read it because I was trying to find something I want to learn。 As part of our library's summer reading challenges， they suggest learning something "you've always wanted to know more about，" but I couldn't think of a single thing。 I thought this book would give me ideas。 It did。 There's a very large variety of facts in this book。 So， thanks to this book， I want to learn more about vampire bats， more about J My sister gave this book to my husband for Christmas two or three years ago。 I decided to read it because I was trying to find something I want to learn。 As part of our library's summer reading challenges， they suggest learning something "you've always wanted to know more about，" but I couldn't think of a single thing。 I thought this book would give me ideas。 It did。 There's a very large variety of facts in this book。 So， thanks to this book， I want to learn more about vampire bats， more about Jesse James Strang who was a "king" to his people and a former member of the church I attend， and learn how to make baked Alaska。 Other facts I found interesting:*Vampire bats don't suck blood， they lick it。 Their saliva contains an anticoagulant that keeps blood flowing。 Scientists are trying to copy the enzymes to treat heart conditions and stop the effects of strokes。*The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association's Hurricane Hunters pilot C-130 airplanes straight into a hurricane's eye to measure data such as wind speed and direction to predict information about hurricanes。*Everyone has a unique tongue print。*Finger nails grow more quickly on the hand you write with and on the longest fingers。*Longest you can go without sleep and live is 10 days。*Cracking knuckles is the sound of bursting synovial bubbles， from synovial fluid in joints。 Cracking knuckles can injure joints and weaken fingers， but doesn't directly cause arthritis。*Gum base from chewing gum comes out in two or three days because it's indigestible。*Elephants lie down in REM sleep。 *Ducks keep their brain half awake to protect themselves from predators。My biggest question is: Why are none of the these facts backed up with references？ It's not that I'm questioning any of them。 I'm just curious the origins of all the information they cite。 Also， who really wrote or edited this book？ I'm going to look into it。 。。。more

Elwin Kline ，

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 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。 。。。more

Dan Stern ，

's quite a thick book。 The "hardback" is solid but squishy。 （Maybe similar to the old reader digests？） It's kinda neat。 I can't wait to get the rest of the series。 The few facts I have read so far have been interesting and fun。 This was supposed to be a gift but now I want it！ 's quite a thick book。 The "hardback" is solid but squishy。 （Maybe similar to the old reader digests？） It's kinda neat。 I can't wait to get the rest of the series。 The few facts I have read so far have been interesting and fun。 This was supposed to be a gift but now I want it！ 。。。more

Himanshu Bhatnagar ，

Extremely US-centric。 The title should make that clear。 Some interesting tidbits but on the whole， not a very interesting read。 There is so much more in the world that is interesting outside one nation！

Jephtha Malelah ，

If you are fan of unusual， fun facts then this is the book for you。 Even though I have read it， I keep coming back。

Jonathan ，

Kinda fun。 Light reading。

Tara ，

Alot of interesting facts！！ A must read！！

Mark Bates ，

Long book with assorted interesting facts。

Brian Lazanik ，

A fun read。 Great that's it's laid out in bits and pieces。 Would definitely recommend。 A fun read。 Great that's it's laid out in bits and pieces。 Would definitely recommend。 。。。more

Jasper ，

This Was A Very Interesting Book。 Learned Something New。

Jessica ，

A large volume of interesting information on a variety of topics。 I'm a big fan of fact books， such as Uncle John's Bathroom Readers， so I jumped at the chance to read this book。 I had read about most of the topics before， but there were still a few surprising tidbits contained within。 Quite frequently I found myself wishing that an article was longer and contained more information。 A lot of the articles felt incomplete/rushed to me。 It seemed like just as I was getting drawn in， there was a hur A large volume of interesting information on a variety of topics。 I'm a big fan of fact books， such as Uncle John's Bathroom Readers， so I jumped at the chance to read this book。 I had read about most of the topics before， but there were still a few surprising tidbits contained within。 Quite frequently I found myself wishing that an article was longer and contained more information。 A lot of the articles felt incomplete/rushed to me。 It seemed like just as I was getting drawn in， there was a hurried closing paragraph and then on to the next topic。 Despite it's length， it ended up being a fast read。 Overall， a decent read that trivia fans will no doubt enjoy。 。。。more