Uncle John S Actual And Factual Bathroom Reader

Author : Bathroom Readers' Institute
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2018-09-04
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781684124985

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Uncle John's Actual and Factual Bathroom Reader by Bathroom Readers' Institute Pdf

It’s an actual fact—Uncle John is the most entertaining thing in the bathroom! Uncle John and his team of devoted researchers are back again with an all-new collection of weird news stories, odd historical events, dubious “scientific” theories, jaw-dropping lists, and more. This entertaining 31st anniversary edition contains 512 pages of all-new articles that will appeal to readers everywhere. Pop culture, history, dumb crooks, and other actual and factual tidbits are packed onto every page of this book. Inside, you’ll find . . . Dogs and cats who ran for political office The bizarre method people in Victorian England used to resuscitate drowning victims The man who met his future pet—a stray dog—while running across the Gobi Desert Searching for Planet X—the last unknown planet in our solar system Twantrums—strange Twitter rants that had disastrous effects The true story of Boaty McBoatface And much more!

Author : Bathroom Readers' Institute
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2021-09-07
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781645178958

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Uncle John's Hindsight Is 20/20 Bathroom Reader by Bathroom Readers' Institute Pdf

This 34th annual edition of Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader offers an all-new collection of fascinating trivia, strange-but-true oddities, and the ever-popular stories of dumb crooks! Uncle John’s Hindsight Is 2020 Bathroom Reader is packed with tons of new articles from the worlds of pop culture, history, and science to help you get everything out of your system the next time you visit the throne room! Articles range in length from a single page to extended page-turners, each as entertaining as the last. From iconic television roles that almost weren’t to the origins of comic books, this 34th edition of fascinating trivia, hilarious lists, and notable quotes compiled by Uncle John and his team at the Bathroom Readers’ Institute will set your mind free to roam the world—and you won’t even need to leave the house!

Author : Bathroom Readers' Institute
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 495 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-11-12
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781607109310

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Uncle John's Perpetually Pleasing Bathroom Reader by Bathroom Readers' Institute Pdf

The beloved bathroom reader series returns with this twenty-sixth edition that’s flush with weird facts on a wide array of topics. The twenty-sixth annual edition of Uncle John’s wildly successful series is all-new and jam-packed with the BRI’s patented mix of fun and information. Open to any page and you may find an interesting origin (like the origin of the snow globe) or a piece of obscure history (like the true story of the man who tried to repeal the law of gravity). You’ll also find weird news, urban legends, brain teasers, classic riddles, bizarre headlines, and of course, the incredible factoids at the bottom of each page. Here are a few of the perpetually pleasing articles awaiting you: · The Lamest Excuses of All Time · How to Survive on . . . Roadkill · Astronauts Who Got Kicked Out of Space · The Woman Who Was Her Own Twin · Foiled by Technology: Dumb Crooks Edition · The History of the Teleprompter, the Police Car, and the Fly Swatter · “Jogging Makes You Dumber,” and Other Real Study Results · The Lost Fortune of Abraham Lincoln · Boxing Lingo · And much, much more 2014 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award Silver Winner in Humor!

Author : Perfection Learning Corporation
Publisher : Turtleback
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2021-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1663617805

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Uncle John's Actual and Factual Bathroom Reader (31) by Perfection Learning Corporation Pdf

Author : Bathroom Readers' Institute
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1988-11-15
Category : Humor
ISBN : 0312026633

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Uncle John's Bathroom Reader by Bathroom Readers' Institute Pdf

Presents a collection of brief articles on a wide variety of topics designed especially for bathroom reading.

Author : Bathroom Readers' Institute
Publisher : Portable Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2012-09-01
Category : Humor
ISBN : 1607105594

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Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Fake Facts by Bathroom Readers' Institute Pdf

From the market leader in true facts comes a big book of hilariously false information. The crackpot staff of the Bathroom Readers’ Institute is out of control. After 25 years of laboriously researching facts and verifying them and then verifying them again, Uncle John’s mischievous minions decided to blow off a little steam. The result: Fake Facts. It’s stuff that isn’t even remotely true--we just made it sound real. Why? Because it’s really funny. Fake Facts is 228 pages of origins, facts, weird products, strange diseases, kooky fads, slang terms, historical oddities, and other fascinating bits of information that are too good to be true…because they aren’t true. So put aside your BS detector and settle in to read about: * The ill-fated “Vice President For a Day” for kids program * How the overfishing of dolphins led to the canned tuna industry * “Crumble,” “plaidsy,” “benji,” and other British slang * Abandoned rules of early baseball, and obscure rules of grammar * How early vegetarians gave Boston its “Beantown” nickname * The secret superpowers of twins * James Joyce’s unpublished sci-fi trilogy * Unicorns, wizards, and pirates galore And lots more falsified fun!

Author : Bathroom Readers' Institute
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 616 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-01
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781645175025

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Uncle John's Greatest Know on Earth Bathroom Reader by Bathroom Readers' Institute Pdf

Uncle John is back with another spectacular show—and it’s right here in front of you! Uncle John’s Greatest Know on Earth Bathroom Reader is bursting with the latest oohs and aahs from the worlds of pop culture, history, sports, and politics. Dazzling facts, jaw-dropping blunders, and astounding lists of trivia will make your visits to the throne room more entertaining than ever. Articles range in length from a single page to extended page-turners, so there’s always something to suit your needs. With Uncle John as the ringmaster for the 33rd straight edition, this Bathroom Reader is sure to be a crowd-pleaser!

Author : Bathroom Readers' Institute
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2012-07-15
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781607106555

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Uncle John's 24-Karat Gold Bathroom Reader by Bathroom Readers' Institute Pdf

The twenty-fourth edition in the bestselling bathroom-reading series is jam-packed with over 500 pages of absorbing trivia material. The information miners at the Bathroom Readers’ Institute have unearthed a priceless collection of surprising, amazing, head-scratching, and hilarious articles. Divided by length for your sitting convenience, 24-Karat Gold is chock-full of little-known history, random origins, weird news, celebrity secrets, and urban legends. As always, you’ll find plenty of dumb criminals, clever wordplay, quirky quotations, and much, much more. Just open to any page—who knows what treasures await you? · Judges gone wild · The Barbie scandals · Canada’s underpants king · Helen Keller: vaudeville star · The double A-bomb survivors · The history of the umbrella · America's forbidden island · What the Hokey Pokey is really all about And much, much more

Author : Bathroom Readers' Institute
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 522 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2012-11-01
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781607106777

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The Best of Uncle John's Bathroom Reader by Bathroom Readers' Institute Pdf

Find out what millions of trivia lovers already know: Uncle John is your #1 source when it comes to throne-room reading entertainment. This book celebrates the very best articles from the BRI’s first ten years--plus 150 all-new pages! As always, the contents are divided by length: short articles for the reader on the go, medium articles if you have a few minutes to spare, and the extended sitting section for those truly leg-numbing experiences. Read about . . . * The origin of Twinkies * Who invented the Hula Hoop * The untold history of the Three Stooges * Space toilets: where no man has gone before * 1876: the year they stole the presidency * The FBI’s "Ten Most Wanted" list * How to start your own country * Celebrity imposters And much, much more!

Author : Bathroom Readers' Institute
Publisher : Portable Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09-10
Category : Humor
ISBN : 1607108917

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Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Weird Canada by Bathroom Readers' Institute Pdf

The Great White North is revealed as the Great Weird North in this entertaining tome from the best-selling Bathroom Reader series. Did you know that Canada was almost called Hochelaga? That’s just one of thousands of wacky facts awaiting readers in Uncle John’s quirky celebration of Earth’s second largest country. You’ll find page after page of bizarre history (like why the beaver was once classified as a fish), plus head-scratching news items (like the crook who returned to the Tim Hortons he’d just robbed to tip the workers), odd places to go (like Mr. Spock’s birthplace in a town called Vulcan), and crazy eats (like the restaurant that makes you eat in complete darkness). So whether you live in Come By Chance, Joe Batt’s Arm, Starvation Cove, or anywhere else inside (or outside) of Canada, yukon count on Uncle John to deliver a world of weirdness from all over this great country. For example: - Cow-patty bingo in Alberta (Rule #1: Wear gloves) - How to enforce the new Quebec law that requires dogs to be bilingual - The sea of Molson Golden that once shut down an Ontario freeway - The mystery of the mini earthquakes in a New Brunswick town - Why it’s illegal to kill a sasquatch in British Columbia - The Nova Scotia company that makes mattresses for cows - Saskatchewan’s Willow Bunch Giant, a real man who could lift a horse over his head - The giant fiberglass “Happy Rock” statue in--where else?--Gladstone, Manitoba And much, much more!

Author : Bathroom Readers' Institute
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2012-11-01
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781607107040

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Uncle John's Fully Loaded: 25th Anniversary Bathroom Reader by Bathroom Readers' Institute Pdf

Take a seat and settle in—it’s a gigantic treasury of trivia and humor for our twenty-fifth (is that porcelain?) anniversary! IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award Gold Winner in Humor ForeWord Reviews Book of the Year Awards, Honorable Mention in Humor “Fully Loaded” is putting it mildly. This behemoth of a book is overflowing with incredible stories, surprising facts, weird news, little-known origins, forgotten history, fun wordplay, and everything else that millions of loyal fans have come to expect from the world’s best-selling bathroom reading series. As always, it’s divided by length: quickies for the reader on the go, medium-sized articles for those with a few minutes to spare, and extra-long pieces for those truly leg-numbing experiences. Here are just a few of the hundreds of topics loaded into this edition of America’s favorite source of fascinating information: * Forgotten Firsts * Dumb Crooks: Stoner Edition * Bizarre Japanese Video Games * The Kamikaze Instruction Manual * Our Lady of the Little Green Men * The Worst Fire in American History * The World’s Worst Business Decision * The New Year’s Eve Opossum Drop * Do Blondes Really Have More Fun? * Failed Doomsday Predictions * When Toilets Explode * and much, much more!

Author : Bathroom Readers' Institute
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2012-06-01
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781607106135

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Uncle John's Slightly Irregular Bathroom Reader by Bathroom Readers' Institute Pdf

Grab some quiet time for yourself and enjoy hundreds of pages of the world’s most twisted trivia! The crackpot staff at the Bathroom Readers’ Institute has scoured the worlds of pop culture, politics, sports, history, and more to bring you Slightly Irregular, the seventeenth all-new edition in the best-selling series. As always, the articles are divided by length for your sitting convenience. So turn thine eyes away from the shampoo bottle, O bathroom reader, and let Uncle John pepper your brain with these absorbing articles . . . * Women in space * The origin of Kung Fu * The CIA’s secret coup * The great windshield epidemic * Spider eggs in the brain, and other urban legends * What went down at Woodstock * Freedom of McSpeech * How to kill a zombie, and much more!

Author : Bathroom Readers' Institute
Publisher : Portable Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2010-05-01
Category : Humor
ISBN : 1607101009

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Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Plunges into Canada, Eh by Bathroom Readers' Institute Pdf

PGW Uncle John's taking the plunge . . . into the Great White North! Raincoast Hey, Canada! Uncle John salutes you! For 25 years, Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader has been wildly popular in Canada, so we decided to dedicate an entire edition to our friends in the Great White North--even though much of the continental U.S. is north of Canada’s southernmost point. That misconception--and a whole lot more--is revealed in this loving ode to a friendly nation with a colorful history and some of the most beautiful scenery in the world. Whether you’re a true Canuck, or just always wanted to be one, Yukon count on us to deliver great bathroom reading! Read about… * Stealing the Stanley Cup (literally) * The origins of Tim Hortons and Kraft dinners * Jellied moose nose and other Canadian delicacies * Move over Napa: the story of Canadian “ice wine” * The government’s secret official UFO division * Canada’s homegrown rock ’n’ roll bands * All about those dam beavers * The answer to Canada’s most burning question: Does Santa Claus really have his own postal code? And much, much more!

Author : Bathroom Readers' Institute
Publisher : Thunder Bay Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2002-03-17
Category : Humor
ISBN : 157145814X

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Uncle John's Biggest Ever Bathroom Reader by Bathroom Readers' Institute Pdf

Sit down and relax with Uncle John's Biggest Ever Bathroom Reader. This hardcover edition of the bathroom reading series will bowl you over. No more frantic searches at the last minute for that perfect magazine. No more agonizing choices between light reading and serious stuff. This biggest ever volume has combined two previous Bathroom Readers in their entirety, Uncle John's Great Big Bathroom Reader and Uncle John's Ultimate Bathroom Reader. It has more entertainment, humor, trivia, science, history, and pop culture than ever before. Among lots of other topics, you can read about: * Why the White House is White * Strange Medical Conditions * The History of the Bra * The Origin of the Miss America Pageant * Weird Tales of the Ouija Board * The Hair Museum * Why Thanksgiving is in November * Why Popcorn Pops * The Origin of Pop Tarts. Its all there in Uncle John's Biggest Ever Bathroom Reader!

Author : Bathroom Readers' Institute
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2012-10-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781607106876

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Uncle John's Did You Know? Bathroom Reader For Kids Only! by Bathroom Readers' Institute Pdf

Did you know that Did You Know? is full of bite-sized tidbits of absorbing information just for kids? You do now! It’s also loaded with tons of funny illustrations. And in true Uncle John style, there are lots of surprises to be discovered in these 252 pages! To make it easier for kids to navigate, the book is divided into fun categories covering a wide range of topics—from Antarctica to zebras to nearly everything in between. Here are a few of the facts sure to amaze kids both big and little: * Listening to music is good for digestion. * The word cash originally referred to a money box. * By 2040, robots may become as intelligent as people. * Grasshoppers hear with the fronts of their knees. * Reebok shoes are named after a type of African gazelle. * 11,111,111 X 11,111,111 = 123,456,787,654,321. * In almost every language on Earth, the word for mother begins with the letter “m.” * The word hiccup appears once in the works of William Shakespeare. * Scientists have revived bacteria that were dormant for 250 million years. * If you’re floating in space and you fart, it will generate enough force to propel you forward. And hundreds more facts just like these!