Weird-o-pedia: The Ultimate Book of Surprising Strange and Incredibly Bizarre Facts About (Supposedly) Ordinary Things

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Check out the weird and wonderful facts in this massive encyclopedia of alphabetized oddities: * HUMANS ARE THE ONLY ANIMALS THAT ENJOY SPICY FOOD (there's a reason no one sells Tabasco-flavored cat food) * NAPPING CAN SAVE YOU FROM A HEART ATTACK (assuming you are not operating heavy machinery at the time) * PSYCHOLOGISTS CAN ASSESS YOUR PERSONALITY FROMHOW YOU DIP FRIES IN KETCHUP (nice fries, sociopath) * SURFING THE INTERNET ACTUALLY MAKES YOU SMARTER (but not as smart as reading this book will) Now the next time someone tells you smugly that Pluto isn't a planet,you can counter with any one of these hundreds of weird facts and remain king or queen of the cocktail (or kegger) chatter.

FACT: Alex Palmer has written for the Hollywood Reporter, Billboard, the Rumpus, Huffington Post, and the Brooklyn Eagle, among other publications. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

A fun and educational collection of facts about all sorts of things, but it is not what you might expect from the title. There are no ghosts or aliens, no world record breakers or any of the sort of things you find in Ripley'sBelieve It Or Not. No, this is trivia about the unusual world around us and about ourselves as well. . . .This book is highly recommended. --Blogcritics