The Utterly, Completely, and Totally Useless Science Fact-O-Pedia
Language: English
Published by HarperCollinsPublishers, 2012
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- Title
- The Utterly, Completely, and Totally Useless Science Fact-O-Pedia
- Author
- Leonard, Wendy M
- Publisher
- HarperCollinsPublishers
- Publication year
- 2012
- Condition
- As New-
- Dust jacket
- Very Good-
- Binding
- Hard Cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0007927797
- ISBN 13
- 9780007927791
- Illustrator
- Kanaras, Steve and Matt Ryan
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing.
- Seller catalogs
- Humor, Reference, Science & Technology
Calling all of the trivia buffs! Loaded with over 200 entries and almost 2,000 bits of trivia, this book will arm you with hundreds of useless scientific tidbits – perfect for curious minds.
Organized from A (“Amino Acids”) to Z (“Zombie Etiquette”), and packed with great cartoons, The Useless Science Fact-o-Pedia is a treasure trove of fun facts for the inquiring mind. It’s perfect, whether you’re looking to stimulate your brain or impress at a party!
Featuring such fantastic and useless facts as:
- Did you know that the U.S. Center for Disease Control published a blog post on preparing for the zombie apocalypse to teach the public about preparedness in emergencies?
- Or that Saturn is so light, it would float on water?
- Or that most mammals yawn, as well as some birds and reptiles?
- Or that the first roller coaster can be traced to 15th-century Russia?
- Or that Leonardo da Vinci sketched plans for a humanoid robot back in 1495?
- How about the fact that the North Atlantic Ocean gets 1 inch wider every year?
Written by an award-winning and accessible expert medical writer, The Utterly, Completely, and Totally Useless Science Fact-o-pedia is an extraordinary look at our seemingly ordinary world.
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About the Author
Dr. Wendy Leonard is an award-winning medical writer with more than 25 years experience translating complicated medical jargon into information that people can truly understand and use.
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