Now I Know More
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Now I Know More

The Revealing Stories Behind Even More of the World's Most Interesting Facts

  1. 272 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Now I Know More

The Revealing Stories Behind Even More of the World's Most Interesting Facts

About this book

"Every story in the book is interesting, and Lewis includes a 'bonus fact' at the end of each story, which is a mini mind bender on its own." --BoingBoing"A mind-tickling encyclopedia... Now I Know is a treat in its entirety...an oasis of learning about what you don't yet know...but are glad you found." --Brain PickingsDan Lewis, creator of the Webby Award–winning Now I Know newsletter, is back with 101 unbelievable-but-true stories to blow your mind. Get ready to find out the real deal behind a new collection of fascinating facts. From pink camouflaged fighter planes to secret Harry Potter characters, Now I Know More covers everything from history and science to sports and pop culture.You'll learn about made-up towns that made their way onto real maps, the time three MLB teams squared off in a single game, and ninety-nine more curious cases of remarkable trivia. And it's all true. With this book, you really will know more!

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Information

Publisher
Adams Media
Year
2014
Print ISBN
9781440582158
eBook ISBN
9781440582165

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Dedication
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Introduction
  5. Stolen Empire
  6. Saved by the Wind
  7. Bummer and Lazarus
  8. The Emperor
  9. The Odyssey
  10. General Order Number Eleven
  11. Inkosheration
  12. Texas’s Last Last Meal
  13. Prison Pink
  14. The Case of the Missing Magenta
  15. The Crayon Man’s Secret
  16. Invisible Pink
  17. Triple Play
  18. Checkmate
  19. Make Your Own Rebates
  20. Pennies from Everywhere
  21. May-L
  22. Every Month They’re Hustlin’
  23. Neither Rain nor Sleet nor 140,000 Potholes
  24. Cannonball Run
  25. Life in the Fast Lane
  26. To Collect and Serve
  27. Holy Toledo
  28. The War of Marble Hill
  29. Reverse Cartography
  30. A Perfectly Cromulent Word
  31. The Chart Topper
  32. The Very Bad Egg
  33. Worthy of Gryffindor
  34. Blue Man Group
  35. Mister Beer Belly
  36. Liquor, Sicker
  37. Vodka and Cola
  38. Outside the Union
  39. The Hollow Nickel
  40. Acoustic Kitty
  41. Dogmatic Catastrophes
  42. Going to the Dogs
  43. Eggplants, Rice, Duck Meat, and Dog Food
  44. The Most Fowl of Penthouses
  45. A Quacky Christmas Tradition
  46. Here Comes Santa Claus
  47. Scrambled Fighters
  48. Getting a Handle on the Problem
  49. Bearing Arms
  50. Flushed Away
  51. Man Not Overboard
  52. The Pencil Test
  53. Sharpen for Drugs
  54. Tobacco to School
  55. Panda Diplomacy
  56. The Madman in the White House
  57. Cold Water War
  58. Swimming Alone
  59. Down by the Bay
  60. Enjoy the Silence
  61. Feeling Buzzed
  62. Un-Silent Pictures
  63. Chikannery
  64. Giving No Credit
  65. Reversing the Charges
  66. Meal Ticket
  67. The Submarine Subway
  68. One’s Trash, Another’s Treasure
  69. In the Lime of Fire
  70. Sandwich Law
  71. Courting Tomatoes
  72. In Line for Justice
  73. Can’t Hardly Wait
  74. Dinner and a Backup Plan
  75. Ben’s Big Decision
  76. Super-Secret Suction
  77. The Bush Market
  78. Making Cents of Pogs
  79. Put Up in a Parking Lot
  80. Hot to Shop
  81. The Potato Farmer and the Hares
  82. The Walk Man
  83. Dabbawala
  84. Flushed with Love
  85. Unmountain Man
  86. Dormant and Tired
  87. The Pride of Georgia Tech
  88. Lost and Found
  89. Invisible Children
  90. Repetitive Numbers
  91. The Birthday Problem
  92. Happy BirthdayÂŽ
  93. A Fantastic Copy
  94. The Keeper of the Holocron
  95. Toy Restore-y
  96. Recovering Nixon
  97. Canceling History
  98. The Kalamazoo Promise
  99. Inemuri
  100. What about Bob?
  101. The Chimera
  102. Two Boys Named Jim
  103. Richard Parker
  104. The Telltale Toaster
  105. Stichting De Eenzame Uitvaart
  106. Copyright