With this volume filled with thousands of bizarrely fascinating facts, weâre on a roll! Â Is there any other single book in the universe with this many awesome tidbits of bite-sized information? Nope. And thatâs a fact! At nearly 400 pages (with a handy index for your fact-seeking convenience), Wise Up! is a must-have for anyone who likes their information on the go. Itâs organized into hundreds of topicsâeverything from sports and entertainment to word origins and science. Here are but a few of the facts awaiting you: Â * More women than men talk to their cars. * The melody for Nat King Coleâs 1954 hit âSmileâ was composed by Charlie Chaplin. * Acid rain was first identified and named in 1852. * What is your buccal cavity? Your mouth. * There are no skunks in Newfoundland. * The average Super Bowl party has 18 people. * When dropped in water, a fresh egg will sink; a stale one wonât. * The average newborn baby spends 113 minutes a day crying. * Pepper was so valuable during Elizabethan times that it was sold by the grain. * Fossilized termite farts have been preserved in amber. And thousands more!
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