epub |eng | 2009-12-31 | Author:John Lloyd & John Mitchinson

Where was football invented? Not in England, but in China. The Chinese played football for over 2,000 years before the English claimed it. Cuju or tsu’ chu – literally ‘kick-ball’ ...

epub |eng | 2007-08-07 | Author:John Lloyd & John Mitchinson [Lloyd, John & Mitchinson, John]

What are violin strings made from? Violin strings are not made of catgut, and never have been. This is a myth started by medieval Italian violin-makers who had discovered that ...

epub |eng | | Author:David Borgenicht

Kapow! During a storm, thunderclouds fill up with these electrical charges. Positive charges form at the top; negative charges form at the bottom. Because opposites attract, a positive charge builds ...

epub, mobi |eng | 2013-03-25 | Author:Michael Largo

Where They Went The jaekelopterus lived during the Permian period, when all the continents were connected and surrounded by one humongous ocean called Panthalassa. Something dramatic happened about 250 million ...

epub |eng | 2011-05-26 | Author:Lynne Truss [Truss, Lynne]

Look at that sentence fly. Amazing. The way it stays up like that. Would anyone mind if I ate the last sandwich? Of course, nothing is straightforward in the world ...

mobi, epub |eng | 2009-10-09 | Author:Amy Wallace

13 Deposed Dictators … After the Fall IDI AMIN, Uganda Amin seized power in 1971 and launched a reign of terror that led to the deaths of an estimated 300,000 ...

mobi, epub |eng | 2003-01-02 | Author:Lynne Truss

The big final rule for the comma is one that you won’t find in any books by grammarians. It is quite easy to remember, however. The rule is: don’t use ...

mobi, epub | | 2004-09-21 | Author:A. J. Jacobs

mammals Elephant copulation lasts twenty seconds. That should make a lot of men feel better. Mann, Horace In his final speech, the educational reformer told students: "Be ashamed to die ...

epub |eng | 2011-04-13 | Author:Donald J. Sobol [Sobol, Donald J.]

Maisie McArthur won first place. A lovely white house mouse, Maisie slept in a silver punch bowl. “What does Maisie get for winning?” Sally asked. “She takes a step toward ...

mobi |eng | 2011-10-14 | Author:Fruhlinger, Josh;Lastowka, Conor [Fruhlinger, Josh;Lastowka, Conor]

Are booby traps ever really appropriate? And does one ever really vomit on one’s romantic partners accidentally? Freud would say no. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Tyrwhitt-Wilson,_14th_Baron_Berners Upsy Downsy For reasons that remain unclear, the ...

epub |eng | 2011-10-15 | Author:Conor Lastowka & Josh Fruhlinger [Lastowka, Conor & Fruhlinger, Josh]

Are booby traps ever really appropriate? And does one ever really vomit on one’s romantic partners accidentally? Freud would say no. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Tyrwhitt-Wilson,_14th_Baron_Berners Upsy Downsy For reasons that remain unclear, the ...