Learn a Lot on the Pot (eBook)
155 Seiten
Publishdrive (Verlag)
9781787938168 (ISBN)
A perfect gift to surprise and delight anyone!
- Did you know that in some tribal communities, temple monkeys steal tourists' glasses and valuables, then return them only if 'bribed' with food?
- Have you ever wondered what it would be like to wear a Victorian-era hat with a built-in water tank designed to mist your face on the hottest days?
- Can you imagine bridges made from living roots that grow stronger over time instead of weaker, as if nature itself were an ingenious engineer?
- Did you know that the platypus-part mammal, part duck-billed oddity with a venomous spur-actually lays eggs, defying everything we thought we knew about evolution?
- Have you heard of the 'immortal' jellyfish that can regenerate its cells, challenging everything we thought we knew about aging?
If these questions made you smile, tickled your brain, or raised an eyebrow, then you've come to the right place.
This book makes the perfect gift to spark curiosity, inspire laughter, and stimulate the mind at any age!
You'll find a collection of strange, surprising, and anything-but-ordinary facts that reveal unexpected natural phenomena, bizarre cultural traditions, incredible creatures, mind-boggling inventions, and human achievements that stretch beyond imagination.
In this book, you'll discover the answers to questions like:
- Why should you really think twice before grabbing your own bathroom door handle?
- Which absurd Victorian-era inventions would leave us wide-eyed (and maybe in stitches) today?
- How can tiny creatures survive in the vacuum of outer space, unbothered by radiation or zero gravity?
- Why do some flowers choose to smell like rotting flesh to lure in 'visitors,' and how does this bizarre strategy help them thrive?
- Can your brain be fooled so easily that changing a food's color could make it taste completely different?
- Are there actually tiny communities that communicate by whistling instead of speaking, perfectly understanding orders, news, and gossip over great distances?
- Can a single living organism, invisible to the naked eye, survive underground for millennia and become one of the planet's largest life forms?
...and many more secrets and curiosities guaranteed to make you see the world through fresh eyes!
This book offers answers not only to the curiosities mentioned above, but also to many other questions that have likely crossed your mind at least once. It's divided into a series of themed chapters, each dedicated to a different field-science, history, pop culture, everyday oddities, and more-giving you a rich and varied mix. Each chapter features a handful of bite-sized curiosities, little nuggets of information that might surprise you, make you laugh, or simply make you say, 'Really?!'
Whether you have just a few minutes or an entire afternoon, this book is the perfect way to enrich your time with unusual curiosities.
Settle in, relax, and get ready to be amazed: reality is more imaginative than you ever thought possible.
A perfect gift to surprise and delight anyone!- Did you know that in some tribal communities, temple monkeys steal tourists glasses and valuables, then return them only if bribed with food?- Have you ever wondered what it would be like to wear a Victorian-era hat with a built-in water tank designed to mist your face on the hottest days?- Can you imagine bridges made from living roots that grow stronger over time instead of weaker, as if nature itself were an ingenious engineer?- Did you know that the platypus part mammal, part duck-billed oddity with a venomous spur actually lays eggs, defying everything we thought we knew about evolution?- Have you heard of the immortal jellyfish that can regenerate its cells, challenging everything we thought we knew about aging?If these questions made you smile, tickled your brain, or raised an eyebrow, then you ve come to the right place.This book makes the perfect gift to spark curiosity, inspire laughter, and stimulate the mind at any age!You ll find a collection of strange, surprising, and anything-but-ordinary facts that reveal unexpected natural phenomena, bizarre cultural traditions, incredible creatures, mind-boggling inventions, and human achievements that stretch beyond imagination.In this book, you ll discover the answers to questions like:- Why should you really think twice before grabbing your own bathroom door handle?- Which absurd Victorian-era inventions would leave us wide-eyed (and maybe in stitches) today?- How can tiny creatures survive in the vacuum of outer space, unbothered by radiation or zero gravity?- Why do some flowers choose to smell like rotting flesh to lure in visitors, and how does this bizarre strategy help them thrive?- Can your brain be fooled so easily that changing a food s color could make it taste completely different?- Are there actually tiny communities that communicate by whistling instead of speaking, perfectly understanding orders, news, and gossip over great distances?- Can a single living organism, invisible to the naked eye, survive underground for millennia and become one of the planet s largest life forms? and many more secrets and curiosities guaranteed to make you see the world through fresh eyes!This book offers answers not only to the curiosities mentioned above, but also to many other questions that have likely crossed your mind at least once. It s divided into a series of themed chapters, each dedicated to a different field science, history, pop culture, everyday oddities, and more giving you a rich and varied mix. Each chapter features a handful of bite-sized curiosities, little nuggets of information that might surprise you, make you laugh, or simply make you say, Really?! Whether you have just a few minutes or an entire afternoon, this book is the perfect way to enrich your time with unusual curiosities.Settle in, relax, and get ready to be amazed: reality is more imaginative than you ever thought possible.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.5.2025 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Spielen / Lernen ► Abenteuer / Spielgeschichten |
| Schlagworte | Activity Book While You Poo Jokes Gag • Bathroom Reader curious people Curiosities • Curious Thinks to Know Mind Kids Stories • Facts About World Everything Sports Hearth • Fun Random Awesome Extraordinary Facts • Pop Culture Life Skills You Should Know • Useless Knowledge Information Win Trivia |
| ISBN-13 | 9781787938168 / 9781787938168 |
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