This facebook page, legendary facts, is genuinely a chamber of wisdom and if until now you thought youre a smartass well, think again. Apparently, the righthanded power saw is the most deadly item. Below youll discover 10 truly weird and true facts about 10 truly weird and real animals. Choosing exciting places for first date increases the chances of the other person falling for you. Add wacky stats, facts, and stories to your arsenal of sports trivia with this new slamdunk addition to the very popular weird but true series. Theyre usually picked between august and november, covered in wax, hotair dried. Redditor jetty28 asked, what is the most interestingweird fact that you know. My kids like to dip in and out of this and keeps them amused for a bit whilst they re reading, although least years book had a little more weird but interesting facts. These stupid facts where the earth is 500 billion years old seriously people, im not that stupid. Every time you lick a stamp, you consume 110 of a calorie. On july 20, 1969, an hour after neil armstrong set foot on the surface of the moon, perry hit is first, and only, home run while playing for the san francisco giants. So, if youve got 10 minutes to spare, why not check out these 100 strange but true facts that will shock you.
Did you know that lemons can power lightbulbs, or that some goats climb trees. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification. The facts in the book seemed fun and interesting for mid elementary school age kids. Okay, okay i got another pocket sized wtf book, but this one was actually good.
If youre looking for the most interesting list of animal facts, youre at the right place. Weird but true is based on the hugely popular magazine page of quirky, fun facts that many readers of national geographic kids magazine turn to first. Youll find 300 more wacky facts like these in weird but true 4. The vatican city is the country that drinks the most wine per capita at. A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top. They are weird but a fact can be anything, we cant change a fact, so you have to accept facts as fact. The vatican city is the country that drinks the most wine per capita at 74 liters per citizen per year. This negates a number of commonlyknown facts that turn out to be no more than interesting nonsense.
When filming summer scenes in winter, actors suck on ice cubes just before the camera rolls read more. With a colorful, metallic cover, a kidfriendly design, and a wacky sense of humor, this stunning book will give kids a winning combination. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. I thought it mostly succeeded but i found about a 4th or a 5th of the facts uninteresting andor boring.
Its a novel approach to feeding kids tantalizing tidbits about the world, and is sure to be an addictive addition to the bookshelves of weird but true. At last, all those weird but true facts that readers of national geographic kids love so much are collected into a funfilled book that youll come back to again and again. This latest addition to the crazy popular weird but true series is slimy and sticky and jampacked with more icky, zany fun. Weird but true is based on the hugely popular magazine page of quirky, fun facts that many readers. From animals to geography, take a look at these amazingand slightly strange facts about our world.
The guinness world record for the longest tv ad was a 14 hour version of an ad by old spice, because their product lasts forever. Come back soon for more updates, games, and videos. This book is the wackiest of the weird and the facts are appropriate which overall is awesome. Still, a number of the strange but true facts below actually are proven, and we hope you enjoy both the fictional funny facts. One weekend last spring, our son actually read one entire 300 pg. See 10 weirdbuttrue food facts to explore the amazing world of food. Donkey kong got his name because his creator believed donkey meant stupid in english and wanted to convey the impression that the. These weird facts might have you changing the way you eat. His favorites are those from the weird, but true series. Brainbending facts cover a broad range of topics, including science, animals, food, weather, pop culture, outer space, geography, and just about everything else under the sun. Cristina petit professor astro cats frontiers of space 500piece puzzle.
They may sound false but believe me every strange fact is true. This book is filled with weird facts, hence, the name weird but true. The weird but true facts below may seem outlandish, and it is possible that a number of them are just funny facts invented to make you laugh. Author bio cheryl harness is the author andor illustrator of more than 30 childrens books, including several picture book biographies for national geographic. Over 200 fun, odd facts most people dont know owlcation.
Stanley kubricks the shining is widely considered to be among the best bigscreen. Weird facts that most people dont know readers digest. If youre a healthy adult, you have enough iron in your body to make up a 3inch nail. Discover tons more zany fun, focused totally on the subject of sports. Yes, we all know that cheetahs can run faster than motorcycles, and that bats navigate using sound waves, but those tidbits of information arent nearly as entertaining as immortal jellyfish, buttbreathing turtles, and threehearted octopuses. Kids will have a blast exploring just how wacky in the first book in the wildly popular weird but true series, full of 350 surprising and amazing facts. Weird but true is based on the hugely popular magazine page of quirky, fun facts that many.
If you dug a hole to the center of the earth and dropped a book down, it would take 42 minutes to reach the bottom. Maybe i just preferred all the psychological trivia. People with higher number of moles tend to live longer than people with lesser number of moles. The art of sugar sculpting, began in china, more than 500 years ago. From the type of music that can ward off mosquitoes to the shocking food you can turn into diamonds, youll love learning these useless facts. Its not always easy being a lefthanded person in a righthanded world. You might think these facts sound totally false, but trust us, theyre totally true. Ultimate weird but true is packed with wacky facts and snacksize stories that prove truth really is stranger than fiction. It cost 7 million dollars to build the titanic and 200 million to make a film about it. The united states is a massive country, and even though its. With a bold, colorful design and a heavy dose of visual humor, this book will give kids a winning combination of smarts and fun. You probably sleep eight hours a night but which animal sleeps the most. In the time it takes to listen to the proclaimers im gonna be 500 miles, the international space station travels 500 miles, then 500 more.
Gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses. You are now leaving the national geographic kids website. This supersized, hardcover addition to the blockbuster weird but true series, ultimate weird but true is packed 1,000 amazing facts and eyepopping photos that prove truth really is stranger than fiction. From animals to geography, take a look at these amazingand slightly strangefacts about our world.
Published march 8th 2016 by national geographic childrens books. Step up to the plate and try not to lose your lunch, with 300 allnew. Its by national geographic, expect mostly verified and true facts. We own the first five books in the series and have the ones not yet published on preorder. And, probably most useless of all, the only state that doesnt contain any of the letters in the word mackerel is ohio.
A newborn chinese water deer is so small it can almost be held in the palm of the hand. To qualify as an interesting fact, it is important that a fact be weird, but true. The weird but true facts in the book are funnny, interesting, thought provoking, and presented in a dynamic manner with excellent illustrations. Weird but true is a book that shows facts that are supposed to be weird but also true. I felt like they could have gotten some better facts. Ye olde weird but true delivers 100 percent new content, with 500 more of the amazing facts and photos that kids just cant get enough of. As the authors state, these fun facts are hidden by the.
There are animal facts, there are historical facts, there are state facts, there are disney facts, and then, there are useless factsthe kind of trivia you will never, ever need to know. In fact, we have agreed to give the book away as a gift to several other children. National geographic kids ultimate weird but true book. This installment has allnew facts and illustrations, creative type treatments, and more cool photos.
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