Ponder, if you will ...Do snakes sneeze?Why didn't the three musketeers carry muskets?What happens to the holes that are punched out of looseleaf paper?Why don't people smile in old photos?Pop culture guru David Feldman demystifies these questions and much more in How Does Aspirin Find a Headache...
I love the Imponderables series - I'm a sucker for trivia and 'useless' information. However, with some of the older Imponderables books (this one included) some of the things are a bit dated. I'm not sure if it was this one or the previous book, but some of the things I was reading just made me ...
I LOVE Bathroom Books!! Lots of fun facts, short chapters (hey, perhaps TWO could be read while oning one's "business!). Been through several in my lifetime, and enjoy every one. This one was given to me by my good friend Jim, with whom I celebrate Talk Like A Pirate Day (September 19th, if you d...
Ponder, if you will ... Where do you find fascinating explanations for a multitude of mysteries? Why do pianos have 88 keys? How does the hole get in the needle of a syringe? Why is peanut butter sticky? Pop culture guru David Feldman demystifies these questions and much more in Do Elephants J...
My favorite bathroom literature are the series of Uncle John's Bathroom Readers by the Bathroom Readers' Institute (BRI) and the Imponderables series by David Feldman. Do Penguins Have Knees? is the fifth book in the Imponderables series and it is just as readable and compulsive (like potato chi...
This is the kind of book that obnoxious people (like me) read just so they can blurt a fun fact in the middle of a conversation that is vaguely related to the fact. Filled with fun little things that most people wouldn't even think about, it makes a great read! It's good to keep handy just in cas...
Note: This book is the retitled version of "When Did Wild Poodles Roam the Earth?" Content-wise, it is identical. Ponder, if you will... * Has anyone ever seen a live Cornish game hen? * Why do quarterbacks say "Hut"? * Why do "sea" gulls congregate in parking lots of shopping centers? * Wha...
What ages would I recommend it too? Twelve and up. Length? Each story is a few pages.Characters? No.Setting? Real World before 1989.Written approximately? 1989.Does the story leave questions in the readers mind? Ready to read more.Any issues the author (or a more recent publisher) should cover? ...
In fact, most of the time, we are experts in fallibility. Too often for our satisfaction, readers confront us with fascinating Imponderables that we cannot answer. These Imponderables tend to fall into two groups: mysteries that totally baffle the experts we consult; or mysteries that every exper...
Preface Imponderables are mysteries that can’t be answered by numbers, measurements, or a trip to the reference section of your library. If you worry about why the carbons on airplane tickets are red, or why tennis balls are fuzzy, or why yawning is contagious, you have been struck by the dread...
Why is one covered when the next two are topless? The most obvious advantage to a covered bridge is that it blocks “the elements,” particularly snow. Accumulated snow can render a bridge impassable, and it is true that covered bridges are found most often in cold climates. Of course, one could ar...
IS IT POSSIBLE TO EYE A FIXED POINT WHILE SPINNING SO FAST? Imponderables readers aren’t the only ones interested in this question. So are astronauts, who suffer from motion sickness in space. We consulted Carole Shulman, executive director of the Professional Skaters Guild of America, who ex...
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If so, take this simple quiz about food and nutrition. In each category, which question concerns you most, A or B? Vitamins. A) Does a well-balanced diet provide one with sufficient vitamins, or should one take a supplement? B) Why is there no Betty Rubble character in Flintstones multivitamins...
And Why Don’t Cows Have Them? You give cartoonists far too much credit for imagination, David and Valerie. Long before there were punk rockers, bulls sported genuine brass rings. The expression “bull-headed” wasn’t pulled out of thin air. Bulls are among the most stubborn and least accommodatin...
When we started Imponderables, we still had a few friends. But that was before we tirelessly plumbed the inner recesses of their beings, searching for the elusive mysteries of life that were making their stay on earth a living hell. When we started Imponderables, we bu...