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Make: Illustrated Guide to Astronomical Wonders by Robert Bruce Thompson & Barbara Fritchman Thompson
epub |eng | 2007-02-17 | Author:Robert Bruce Thompson & Barbara Fritchman Thompson

Image reproduced from Digitized Sky Survey courtesy Anglo-Australian Observatory and Space Telescope Science Institute CHART 18-7. NGC 6992/6995 (Veil Nebula eastern half) and NGC 6960 (Veil Nebula western half) (10° ...
( Category: Growing Up & Facts of Life February 18,2020 )
Breverton's Phantasmagoria: A Compendium of Monsters, Myths and Legends by Breverton Terry
epub |eng | | Author:Breverton, Terry

* * * Recent Sightings of the Flying Dutchman The ensign on watch on the iron-clad screw frigate HMS Inconstant made an entry in the ship’s log on the night ...
( Category: Mythology & Folklore February 14,2020 )
Mental Floss- Genius Instruction Manual by Mental Floss
epub |eng | 2006-01-15 | Author:Mental Floss [Floss, Mental]

* * * Congratulations! You are now halfway to full-fledged Genius. * * * At this point, you’re basically the indubitably brilliant Nikola Tesla—or at least half of him, anyway. ...
( Category: Animals January 18,2020 )
The United States of Strange by Eric Grzymkowski
mobi, epub |eng | 2012-07-15 | Author:Eric Grzymkowski

The rarest, and most valuable, piece on display at the Burlingame, California, Museum of Pez Memorabilia is the “Make a Face” Pez dispenser from the 1970s. Fears children could choke ...
( Category: Trivia January 13,2020 )
The Truth about Us by B. Celeste
epub |eng | 2019-12-01 | Author:B. Celeste [Celeste, B.]

Chapter Nine Ollie I’m one lucky bastard. My front teeth dig into my bottom lip, dragging it inward as Charlie smooths out the black material that clings to her body. ...
( Category: Short Stories January 9,2020 )
A Gray Christmas by Roberts S.E
epub |eng | 2019-11-02 | Author:Roberts, S.E.

Chapter 6 “What’s gotten into you?” Mare asks as we’re walking along the Christmas market on Campo Santo Stefano. I don’t think I’ve ever seen so many decorations in my ...
( Category: Trivia & Fun Facts November 19,2019 )
Sherlock Unlocked by Daniel Smith
epub, azw3, pdf |eng | | Author:Daniel Smith

The Temple of Food In two stories (‘The Dying Detective’ and ‘The Illustrious Client’) Holmes takes Watson for a bite of something ‘nutritious’ at Simpsons-in-the-Strand, one of London’s foremost dining ...
( Category: Authors November 18,2019 )
Unexplained by Richard MacLean Smith
epub |eng | 2018-10-24 | Author:Richard MacLean Smith [Smith, Richard MacLean]

Children pour into the playground in a blur of khaki shorts, sky blue dresses and bright red jumpers, spilling out into the acres of scrub with wild abandon before finally ...
( Category: Unexplained Mysteries November 15,2019 )
The Soviets Invaded Wisconsin?!: ...And 99 More Interesting Facts, Plus the Amazing Stories Behind Them by Dan Lewis
mobi, epub |eng | 2019-10-22 | Author:Dan Lewis

CHILDREN OF THE BOX The Finnish Approach to Raising Babies Babies typically sleep in cribs, but if you’re a parent who can’t afford one, it can be a problem for ...
( Category: Trivia October 27,2019 )
Ghosts and Legends of Northern Ohio by William G. Krejci
epub |eng | 2019-10-16 | Author:William G. Krejci

PUNDERSON MANOR Nestled on the banks of Punderson Lake, just west of Burton in Geauga County, is Punderson Manor. This striking Tudor-style building claims stories of ghostly encounters, including doors ...
( Category: Supernatural October 17,2019 )
John Mulholland's Story of Magic by John Mulholland
epub |eng | 2019-08-21 | Author:John Mulholland

The late Professor Brander Matthews, who had made a life-long study of conjuring and conjurers, told me that Heller was the most entertaining of all the magicians. Dr. Matthews knew ...
( Category: Magic October 16,2019 )
Eerie Alabama by Alan Brown
epub |eng | 2019-09-10 | Author:Alan Brown

THE LEGEND OF NOCCALULA FALLS Noccalula Falls is a ninety-foot-tall waterfall located on land that was once owned by R.A. Mitchell, the former mayor of Gadsden, Alabama. In 1940, his ...
( Category: Unexplained Mysteries September 11,2019 )
Why Do Cats Like Catnip? by Matrin M. Goldwyn
epub |eng | 2012-09-04 | Author:Matrin M. Goldwyn

HOW DO JOINT BONES FUNCTION? A Joint is where two bones meet in your body in order to allow movement in various directions. The immovable joints of our body are ...
( Category: Trivia September 5,2019 )
Bizarre World by E. Reid Ross
epub, pdf |eng | 2019-08-12 | Author:E. Reid Ross

Mr. Poison Shares a Musangwe Story Yet another vicious, centuries-old African martial art is called Musangwe and comes from the other end of the continent in South Africa. Essentially it’s ...
( Category: Trivia August 13,2019 )
Black Cats & April Fools - Origins of Old Wives Tales and Superstitions in Our Daily Lives by Harry Oliver
epub |eng | 2019-07-11 | Author:Harry Oliver [Oliver, Harry]

Bowlers are reluctant to stop a run-up once it has started, since restarting is reputed to be unlucky for the fielding side. Cricketers are superstitious about many other things, too. ...
( Category: Folklore & Mythology August 6,2019 )

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