"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 Awardâwinning 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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Now I Know More
The Revealing Stories Behind Even More of the World's Most Interesting Facts
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Now I Know More
The Revealing Stories Behind Even More of the World's Most Interesting Facts
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Table of contents
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Stolen Empire
- Saved by the Wind
- Bummer and Lazarus
- The Emperor
- The Odyssey
- General Order Number Eleven
- Inkosheration
- Texasâs Last Last Meal
- Prison Pink
- The Case of the Missing Magenta
- The Crayon Manâs Secret
- Invisible Pink
- Triple Play
- Checkmate
- Make Your Own Rebates
- Pennies from Everywhere
- May-L
- Every Month Theyâre Hustlinâ
- Neither Rain nor Sleet nor 140,000 Potholes
- Cannonball Run
- Life in the Fast Lane
- To Collect and Serve
- Holy Toledo
- The War of Marble Hill
- Reverse Cartography
- A Perfectly Cromulent Word
- The Chart Topper
- The Very Bad Egg
- Worthy of Gryffindor
- Blue Man Group
- Mister Beer Belly
- Liquor, Sicker
- Vodka and Cola
- Outside the Union
- The Hollow Nickel
- Acoustic Kitty
- Dogmatic Catastrophes
- Going to the Dogs
- Eggplants, Rice, Duck Meat, and Dog Food
- The Most Fowl of Penthouses
- A Quacky Christmas Tradition
- Here Comes Santa Claus
- Scrambled Fighters
- Getting a Handle on the Problem
- Bearing Arms
- Flushed Away
- Man Not Overboard
- The Pencil Test
- Sharpen for Drugs
- Tobacco to School
- Panda Diplomacy
- The Madman in the White House
- Cold Water War
- Swimming Alone
- Down by the Bay
- Enjoy the Silence
- Feeling Buzzed
- Un-Silent Pictures
- Chikannery
- Giving No Credit
- Reversing the Charges
- Meal Ticket
- The Submarine Subway
- Oneâs Trash, Anotherâs Treasure
- In the Lime of Fire
- Sandwich Law
- Courting Tomatoes
- In Line for Justice
- Canât Hardly Wait
- Dinner and a Backup Plan
- Benâs Big Decision
- Super-Secret Suction
- The Bush Market
- Making Cents of Pogs
- Put Up in a Parking Lot
- Hot to Shop
- The Potato Farmer and the Hares
- The Walk Man
- Dabbawala
- Flushed with Love
- Unmountain Man
- Dormant and Tired
- The Pride of Georgia Tech
- Lost and Found
- Invisible Children
- Repetitive Numbers
- The Birthday Problem
- Happy BirthdayÂŽ
- A Fantastic Copy
- The Keeper of the Holocron
- Toy Restore-y
- Recovering Nixon
- Canceling History
- The Kalamazoo Promise
- Inemuri
- What about Bob?
- The Chimera
- Two Boys Named Jim
- Richard Parker
- The Telltale Toaster
- Stichting De Eenzame Uitvaart
- Copyright
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