Contains world records about cars, trucks and other wheeled vehicles.

What is the longest bone in your body? What's the record for the most books written? Find out about the most amazing human record holdersfrom the fastest and tallest to the most creative and richest.

Contains world records about dogs.

Dads have a special way of relating to children. They tend to rough-house and tease children more than moms do. It is usually a father who teaches a child how to shoot a free throw, catch a frog, or fix a broken bicycle chain. Knowing how to do these things raises a child's self-esteem, increases self-confidence, and fosters self-reliance because they expand a child's ability to cope with and understand the world. Each of the 101 secrets in this wonderful...

Discover more than 200 of the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Bay State has to offer in this completely revised and updated edition.

Learn about several "weird sports" such as unicycle hockey and wife carrying.

Detailing the life of Jazz Age magician Robert The Great Rouncival, The Magician's Study is an extended tour of the deceased conjurer's study and the wondrous possessions therein. Through these objects - a dilapidated circus poster, blood-stained notes from a brother in the Great War, a desk stolen from Chekhov's estate in Yalta - the audacious personality of the young magician is revealed. nevertheless captures the imagination as he blazes a blackly...

Do you know... ...how to hypnotize a chicken? ...why the sky is blue? ...which animals are most commonly named Jaws? ...how to make invisible ink? ...where to find the town of Ding Dong? ...how to turn your watch into a compass? ...what you get when you cross a vampire and a snowman?

Find out, in this essential collection of the smart, the silly, and the strange.

You won't find such a collection of bizarre knowledge and fascinating facts anywhere

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"While confined to the magical number of seven, the list of wonders has changed over time. As even the most stunning creations must someday crumble to dust, some of the original wonders now exist only in literature and in scant archaeological remains. Delving into history from a scholarly perspective, Professor Tobin pulls a curtain back on the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World-- and in doing so reveals much not only about these wonders but also...

"Why is your elbow called your funny bone? How could you escape the grip of a crocodile's jaw? Which animal can breathe through its butt? This book uncovers the amazing scientific explanations behind all sorts of questions that can pop into our heads. Can an egg bounce? How can a giraffe's ridiculously long neck contain the same number of bones as a human's? How much does the Internet weigh? With delightful interactive features that invite readers...