The Emperor Who Ate the Bible
Author: Morris, Scot
ISBN: 9780385267557
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 01 Dec 1990
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback / softback
b>All the trivia you never knew you wanted to know, from the author of i>Book of Strange Facts and Useless Information./i>/b>br>br>Ever wondered how many teeth mosquitoes have? Did you know that their favorite color is blue; that Major Clark Gable's discarge papers were signed by Captain Ronald Reagan; or that garlic rubbed on the soles of your feed will be noticeable on your breath within one hour?br>br>Armed with these facts, you might join the ranks of spermologers (collectors of trivial or unusual data) like Scot Morris. His all-new The Emperor Who Ate the Bible contains more than 900 eye-blinking facts, anecdotes, dazzling data, and crazy quotes. Find out-br>br>. Why Ethiopian Emperor Menelik II at the pages of the Biblebr>. The real lyrics to "Louie Louie"br>. What state makes it illegal to fall asleep under a hair dryerbr>. How few minutes it takes a hurricane to match the energy of all the world's nuclear weaponsbr>. The surprisingly modest, true dimensions of Noah's arkbr>. The remarkable decibel reading of Winston Churchill's snoresbr>. The container that keeps milk longest- plastic bottle, glass bottle, or paper carton (hint- it's not the glass bottle!)br>. Why there are no hospital rooms numbered four in Japanbr>. The calorie content of the glue on postage stampsbr>. And hundreds more!
ISBN: 9780385267557
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 01 Dec 1990
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback / softback
b>All the trivia you never knew you wanted to know, from the author of i>Book of Strange Facts and Useless Information./i>/b>br>br>Ever wondered how many teeth mosquitoes have? Did you know that their favorite color is blue; that Major Clark Gable's discarge papers were signed by Captain Ronald Reagan; or that garlic rubbed on the soles of your feed will be noticeable on your breath within one hour?br>br>Armed with these facts, you might join the ranks of spermologers (collectors of trivial or unusual data) like Scot Morris. His all-new The Emperor Who Ate the Bible contains more than 900 eye-blinking facts, anecdotes, dazzling data, and crazy quotes. Find out-br>br>. Why Ethiopian Emperor Menelik II at the pages of the Biblebr>. The real lyrics to "Louie Louie"br>. What state makes it illegal to fall asleep under a hair dryerbr>. How few minutes it takes a hurricane to match the energy of all the world's nuclear weaponsbr>. The surprisingly modest, true dimensions of Noah's arkbr>. The remarkable decibel reading of Winston Churchill's snoresbr>. The container that keeps milk longest- plastic bottle, glass bottle, or paper carton (hint- it's not the glass bottle!)br>. Why there are no hospital rooms numbered four in Japanbr>. The calorie content of the glue on postage stampsbr>. And hundreds more!
