Do Elephants Jump? (Imponderables Books)

David Feldman

Harper Collins, Pub.

Another great collection of the answers to life's little mysteries, from the bestselling author of Why Do Clocks Run Clockwise?

When Do Fish Sleep? and Other Imponderables of Everyday Life

Humor & Entertainment

Puzzles & Games

Harperperennial

When Do Fish Sleep?

Harper&Row

Do Penguins Have Knees? and Other Imponderables

Harpercollins

Vitamin D

Academic Press

Imponderables The Solution to the Mysteries of Everyday Life
Did you ever wonder why you never see baby pigeons? Or why a thumbs-up gesture means "OK"? At last the solutions to some of life's most baffling questions are gathered here in one volume. Written in an informative and entertaining style and illustrated with drawings that are clearly to the point, Imponderables gets to the bottom of everyday life's mysteries, among them:
<ul>
<li>Why is a mile 5,280 feet?</li>
<li>Which fruits are in Juicy Fruit' gum?</li>
<li>Why does an X stand for a kiss?</li>
<li>Why don't cats like to swim?</li>
<li>Why do other people hear our voices differently than we do?</li>
</ul>
Dictionaries, encyclopedias, and almanacs don't have the answers --Imponderables does! And in answering such questions, it touches on an astonishing variety of subjects, including sports, science, history, politics, television, radio, and much more. No trivial pursuit, Imponderables takes a surprising, illuminating, and humorous look at ourselves and the world around us.

Imponderables The Solution to the Mysteries of Everyday Life

Humor

William Morrow

Forget the brick walls, wishy-washy responses, and blank stares you have encountered in your quest for answers. Life's Imponderables TM is here for you!Discover WHY Mayors hand out keys to the city, WHY yawning is contagious, WHY donuts and bagels have holes, and WHY a blue ribbon is used to designate first prize.Experts in every field imaginable have generously shared their knowledge to put those endlessly perplexing questions to rest. Filled with enlightening facts and information, Life's Imponderables TM has the answers for anyone contemplating life's big mysteries.Organized in a question-and-answer format, Life's Imponderables TM provides answers to the most nagging questions that have been haunting the human race. In addition, this informative book offers more than 150 amusing illustrations and a section on "frustables" — a list of frustrating ImponderablesTM for which readers provide the answers.Whether you want to settle arguments about why the English drive on the left, or are just curious about the origins behind dry cleaning, how chocolate bunny rabbits became an Easter icon, and why Oreos are called "Oreos," Life's Imponderables TM is a must-have!About the AuthorDavid Feldman is the best-selling author of the Imponderable series — Why Do Clocks Run Clockwise?, When Do Fish Sleep?, Why Do Dogs Have Wet Noses?, Do Penguins Have Knees? How Does Aspirin Find a Headache? and When Did Wild Poodles Roam the Earth — as well as Who Put the Butter in Butterfly? and How To Win at Just About Everything. He has a master's degree in popular culture from Bowling Green State University in Ohio and consults and lectures on the media. He resides in New York City.

Life's Imponderables: The Answers to Civilization's Most Perplexing Questions: Why Do Clocks Run Clockwise? When Do Fish Sleep? Why Do Dogs Have Wet Noses?

FisicalBook

The English language is filled with familiar words that, when one thinks about them, are downright peculiar: cooties, doozies, and heepie-jeebies; finks and funks; mugwumps and muumuus; deep six and cloud nine. There's only one pundit to solve these and other riddles of our spoken tongue: David Feildman, who in his bestselling Imponderables book and Why Do Clocks Run Clockwise? has established himself as the unchallenged expert on answering and unanswerable. Word Imponderables have always been favorites with Feldman's legions of fans, and in Who Put the Butter in Butterfly? he gets to the source of all the mysteries surrounding our curious vocabulary. Why do we mid our Ps and Qs and not our Vs and Ws? Which Toms lent their names to Peeping Tom, Tom Collins, and tommy gun. How does a Weasel go "pop" -- and why for that matter? And who are the Joneses we're supposed to be keeping up with? Who Put the Butter in Butterfly? is a reference book you can't afford to be without. So don't beat around the bush , and don't wait until the eleventh hour to until the jig is up. This is compulsive reading for anyone incurable curious about the idiosyncrasies fo the language.

Who Put the Butter in Butterfly?... And Other Fearless Investigations Into Our Illogical Language

Barnes&Noble Books

answers to the most perplexing and amusing mysteries of everyday life. A Book for the Inquisitive!

Imponderables: Answers to the Most Perplexing and Amusing Mysteries of Everyday Life

Reader's Digest Association

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