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    Uncle John's FACTASTIC Bathroom Reader
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    Uncle John's FACTASTIC Bathroom Reader

    By Bathroom Readers' Institute

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    Bestselling book, fantastic new look!

    2016 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award Silver Winner in Humor
    Foreword Reviews’ Book of the Year Awards, Honorable Mention in Humor (Adult Nonfiction)

    Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader got a FACTASTIC facelift for the 28th all-new edition of this beloved book series. Now with a fancy flexi-cover and slightly larger trim size on the outside, and a sleeker style on this inside! All of our fans’ Bathroom Reader favorites are packed into these glorious pages—from little-known history to the origins of everyday things—plus odd news, weird fads, quirky quotes, mind-bending science, head-scratching blunders, and all sorts of random oddities. Oh yeah, and thousands of incredible FACTS! Feel smarter (and a bit more dignified) as you settle into…
    • Weird Body Parts of the Rich and Famous
    • The Wild Man of Borneo
    • Cryptic Movie Titles Explained
    • "Pathological Generosity" and Other Real Medical Conditions
    • How to Perform CPR on Your Dog
    • When Postal Workers Go Rogue
    • Start Your Own Country!
    • Animals Under the Influence
    • Welcome to No Mans Land
    • The Mad Potter of Biloxi
    • Saved From the Trash: The “Lost Leonardo”
    • The Ten Longest Wars in History
    • Stomach-churning Food-Safety Mistakes
    • You Swallowed What?
    • Incredible Stories of Survival
    • The Case of the Stolen Bridge and Other Weird Crime Reports

    And much, much more!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPortable Press
    Release dateNov 1, 2015
    ISBN9781626864276
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    Bathroom Readers' Institute

    The Bathroom Readers' Institute is a tight-knit group of loyal and skilled writers, researchers, and editors who have been working as a team for years. The BRI understands the habits of a very special market—Throne Sitters—and devotes itself to providing amazing facts and conversation pieces.

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    • 5/5
      Great book to have in the car when you have to commute & might be caught in traffic jams.
    • 1/5
      I have some things to say about this book.It is weird and poo.