Children's Miscellany: Useless Information That's Essential to Know

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Chronicle Books, Aug 25, 2005 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 128 pages
Do you know...
...how to milk a cow?
...the symptoms of a venomous spider's bite?
...where to find the fastest rollercoasters?

You won't find such an eclectic collection of fascinating facts anywhere else. Whether you want to know how to beat an alligator in a fight, ways to speak in secret code, which insects are edible, or what the heck scolionophobia means, this is the book for readers both young and old.

 

Contents

Silly haircuts
11
The planets
17
Find four fruits
25
Lessons to learn from
35
Japanese icecream
41
Maana
47
29
48
Dinosaurs
59
32
67
Perfect painting?
80
Burial customs of ancient Who is your true love?
95
Body language 89 How to dribble
101
The origins of words
107
Special effects that
113
33
119
The truth behind
123

Secret alphabet code
65

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