epub |eng | 2019-09-23 | Author:Deana Hoover & Janay Woodward [Hoover, Deana & Woodward, Janay]

15.PLEASED AS PUNCH If you’re “pleased as punch” you’re SO happy. Things couldn’t have gone better! And some of us think of a sweet and fruity drink consumed in triumph. ...

epub |eng | 2014-07-14 | Author:Portable Press [Press, Portable]

PIZZA RISING • The Greeks were the most accomplished bakers of the ancient world. They made a variety of breads topped with spices, herbs, and vegetables. These concoctions—a kind of ...

epub |eng | 2012-04-30 | Author:Bathroom Readers' Institute [Bathroom Readers' Institute]

epub |eng | | Author:Bathroom Readers' Institute

epub |eng | 2014-10-19 | Author:Bathroom Readers’ Press [Press, Bathroom Readers’]

How’d it work out? Some Roman gladiators ate onions before entering the arena, believing onions repelled lions. WEIRD ANIMAL NEWS Strange tales of creatures great and small. WHALE OF A ...

epub |eng | | Author:Bathroom Readers' Institute

Homer Simpson’s PIN is 7431. TALK NERDY TO ME Are TV nerds like real nerds? Who cares? They’re funny. The Professor: “I would say it was a geological phenomenon caused ...

epub |eng | 2021-08-15 | Author:John R. Schmidt

A WINNING CHICAGO ATHLETE Chicago sports have long had the reputation for producing lovable losers. Johnny Weissmuller was different. He was a swimmer. And he never lost. There always was ...

epub |eng | 2019-05-27 | Author:Richard Freeman [Freeman, Richard]

Chapter Five Giant Apes and Hominins ‘I was walking in the mountains when I saw a wild beast. As it drew closer, I saw it was a man. As it ...

epub | | | Author:Natasha Tidd

THE ILL-PLANNED ESCAPADES OF MADAME DU BARRY Madame du Barry, the originally intended recipient of the necklace, would actually meet her end partially thanks to her own jewellery heist scandal. ...

epub |eng | 2015-02-17 | Author:Brown, John [Brown, John]

FACT 497 . | Rapper Ol’ Dirty Bastard took a limo to cash his welfare check. FACT 498 . | Two different people have committed suicide after being interviewed by ...

epub |eng | 2022-03-29 | Author:Wilbanks, David [Wilbanks, David]

Twisted tree branch found along game trail. (Photo courtesy of Mark Copeland) Traveling further north we came to a highline cut that marked the northern boundary of the property. It ...

pdf | | 0101-01-01 | Author:Bathroom Readers' Institute

epub |eng | | Author:Mark Frauenfelder [Mark Frauenfelder]

MOST INFAMOUS CON SELLING THE EIFFEL TOWER (TWICE) Charles Ponzi stands as the exemplar of con artists. That’s too bad, because his con, admittedly effective while it lasted, was crude ...

epub |eng | 2015-08-04 | Author:Giles Sparrow [Sparrow, Giles]

Lepus and Columba South of Orion lie two constellations of moderate brightness. Lepus is an ancient Greek star pattern, representing a hare crouching at the hunter’s feet. Columba probably originated ...

epub |eng | 2010-01-15 | Author:Joanne O'Sullivan [O’Sullivan, Joanne]

The Mummy’s Curse Ever since 18th-century Egyptologists started opening the tombs of ancient pharaohs, tales of curses have persisted. According to the superstitions, the high priests of Egypt sealed the ...