This was a Goodreads Giveaway book for me. I like books of lists like this. You can read it in bed at night, and eat, er, read as much as your tired eyes will allow. Russ Kick's book is filled to the brim with interesting factoids.Some are kind of funny. Some are terrifying. Some will shock you. ...
In this resource that delves into unusual and offbeat subjects in politics, business, and science, facts and references are provided on lists that cover such topics as scenes that were cut from movies and members of the Skull & Bones secret society at Yale.
The Kummlauf used by the Nazis is well-known, and the concept made headlines in 2003 when the Israeli Defense Force started using a modern version—the Corner Shot machine gun—for shooting Palestinians. 2 Bio-inoculator A dartgun that looks like a pistol, used with shellfish poison and cobra venom...