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A book that has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, with the dust jacket included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. May be very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover. Very minimal wear and tear.
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- “Mild edgewear and signs of use. Pages clean and unmarked.”
- Brand
- Unbranded
- MPN
- Does not apply
- ISBN
- 9781642502534
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Mango Media
ISBN-10
1642502537
ISBN-13
9781642502534
eBay Product ID (ePID)
26038451304
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
236 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Your Brain on Facts : Things You Didn't Know, Things You Thought You Knew, and Things You Never Knew You Never Knew
Publication Year
2020
Subject
Questions & Answers, Quizzes, Quotations, General
Type
Not Available
Subject Area
Reference, Games & Activities
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
12.7 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN
2020-933907
Illustrated
Yes
Intended Audience
Trade
Synopsis
When Trivia Isn't Trivial The world is full of things you didn't know, things you thought you knew, and things you never knew you never knew. From the eponymous podcast comes Your Brain On Facts . Train your brain. So what if you picked up some historical inaccuracies (and flat-out myths) in history class. Your Brain On Facts is here to teach and reteach readers relevant trivia. It explains surprising science in simple language, gives the unexpected origins of pop culture classics, and reveals important titbits related to current issues. A brain food boost. Get ready for trivia night done right. Inside, find true facts, strange facts, and just plain weird facts. Your Brain on Facts features general trivia questions and answers, offering science, art, technology, medicine, music, and history trivia to brainiacs everywhere. Learn: What's the language of the stateless nation in the Pyrenees mountains Where the world-changing birth control pill was tested Who wrote lyrics for the Star Trek theme song that were never used If you enjoyed The Book of General Ignorance , The Best Bar Trivia Book Ever , The World's Greatest Book of Useless Information , and The Book of Unusual Knowledge , you'll have a blast with Your Brain On Facts ., Fun Trivia Questions and Answers for Brainiacs "A fun collection of facts that will leave you full of information you never knew you needed to know!" Sophie Stirling, author of We Did That? #1 Bestseller in Reference, Puzzles, Trivia, Curiosities & Wonders, Popular Culture The world is full of things you didn't know, things you thought you knew, and things you never knew you never knew. From the eponymous podcast comes Your Brain on Facts. Train your brain. So what if you picked up some historical inaccuracies (and flat-out myths) in history class. Your Brain on Facts is here to teach and reteach readers relevant trivia. It explains surprising science in simple language, gives the unexpected origins of pop culture classics, and reveals important titbits related to current issues. A brain food boost. Get ready for trivia night done right. Inside, find true facts, strange facts, and just plain weird facts. Your Brain on Facts features fun trivia questions and answers, offering science, art, technology, medicine, music, and history trivia to brainiacs everywhere. Inside discover weird facts and just plain useless fun facts like: What's the language of the stateless nation in the Pyrenees mountains Where the world-changing birth control pill was tested Who wrote lyrics for the Star Trek theme song that were never used If you enjoyed Interesting Stories for Curious People, Stuff You Should Know, The Book of General Ignorance, The Best Bar Trivia Book Ever, The World's Greatest Book of Useless Information, or The Book of Unusual Knowledge, you'll have a blast with Your Brain on Facts., From the trivia-darling podcast of the same name, springs a book guaranteed to satisfy even the hungriest brain, with science (why does mint feel cold?), history (King Charles II of Spain was so inbred, his family didn't bother educating him), medicine (two doctors tested cocaine as an anesthetic by injecting it into their spines), music (many hit songs, and even whole albums, were written for revenge), technology (the first video game, Tennis for Two, was created on an oscilloscope in 1958), art (restorers destroyed a DaVinci sketch by putting it in water and alcohol), and more., Isaac Newton stuck a needle in his eye? Traditional Chinese medicine helped develop a cure for malaria? James Dean's Porsche 550 Spyder is cursed? (like really, really cursed?) Your Brain on Facts is full of mystifying, novel, and entertaining content that will have you peppering anyone nearby with newly learned facts from the first page to the last! Moxie LaBouche, the mind behind the Your Brain on Facts podcast, does not hold back her knowledge and immerses readers in uncommon knowledge in short, easy-to-read chunks. The book explains surprising science in simple language, gives the unexpected origins of pop culture classics, and reveals important titbits related to current issues. Open this book to learn more about: Bad hitorical figures who did good things (and vice versa), Funeral and baptism customs from around the world, A Soviet woman who bought her own tank and joined the army Book jacket.
LC Classification Number
AG244.L33 2020
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