This compilation of arcane facts about everyday objects, practices, and traditions reveals how Teflon sticks to cookware; why firehouses have Dalmatians; why "2 x 4s" don't measure two inches by four inches; why the sides of aluminum foil are different, and other mysteries

Why Do Clocks Run Clockwise? and Other Imponderables: Mysteries of Everyday Life Explained

Business & Money

Feldman, David

Education & Reference

Harpercollins

The author presents a thorough examination of the origin of words with peculiar and oddball histories as he traces the idiosyncrasies of the English language

Who Put the Butter in Butterfly?: And Other Fearless Investigations into Our Illogical Language

Reference

Words, Language & Grammar

The author draws on his store of unusual knowledge to respond to his readers' most challenging queries--such as Why are tennis balls fuzzy? and Why do fingernals grow faster than toenails?

When Do Fish Sleep: And Other Imponderables of Everyday Life

Humor & Entertainment

Humor

Presents a collection of intriguing imponderables of everyday life for which encyclopedias do not have the answers

Why Do Dogs Have Wet Noses?: And Other Inponderables of Everyday Life

The latest collection of suprising "imponderables" answers such eternal questions as "Why are there holes in saltines?" and "Why is Rhode Island called an island?"

Do Penguins Have Knees?: An Imponderables Book

Puzzles & Games

The author of the best-selling Why Do Clocks Run Clockwise? presents his sixth collection of answers to ordinary puzzles, such as why orange juice tastes terrible after brushing your teeth. 125,000 first printing. $100,000 ad/promo. Tour.

When Did Wild Poodles Roam the Earth?: An Imponderables Book

The author of Do Penguins Have Knees? answers such questions as What does Barney Rubble do for a living? Why doesn't glue get stuck in the bottle? and Why do pharmacists work on raised platforms? among others. 75,000 first printing. $75,000 first printing. Tour.

How Does Aspirin Find a Headache?: An Imponderables Book

Encyclopedias & Subject Guides

Every day, we are confronted with innumerable small mysteries that puzzle and confound. Why do pianos have 88 keys? Why is peanut butter sticky? And do elephants jump? Now David Feldman returns with his tenth Imponderables® book to answer these and 100 other perplexing questions about food, popular culture, the human body, science, and more. Like the other books in the Imponderables® series, Do Elephants Jump? answers questions sent in by Dave's vast, and inquisitive, readership. For the painstakingly researched answers, Dave turns to his national network of experts in everything from fishing to astronomy to plastics, not to mention his millions and millions of readers who are eager to supply him with tidbits about even the most obscure phenomena. And since it's presented with Dave's trademark humor, you will be learning and laughing in equal measure.
This tenth book in the series is complete with an indispensable master index to all ten of the Imponderables® books, and charming illustrations by longtime collaborator Kassie Schwan. With well over two million copies of Imponderables® in print, Do Elephants Jump? is sure to be the biggest hit yet. Join Dave Feldman as he strikes another blow against Imponderability.

Do Elephants Jump? (Imponderables Books)

Harper

Ponder, if you will ... Where do you find fascinating explanations for a multitude of mysteries? Why do pianos have 88 keys? How does the hole get in the needle of a syringe? Why is peanut butter sticky?
Pop culture guru David Feldman demystifies these questions and much more in Do Elephants Jump? One of the Imponderables® series -- the unchallenged source of answers to civilization's everyday mysteries -- and charmingly illustrated by Kassie Schwan, this book provides you with small mysteries that puzzle and amaze us.

Do Elephants Jump? (Imponderables Series, 10)

Harper-perennial

Ponder, if you will
What happens to your Social Security number when you die? Why are peanuts listed as an ingredient in plain M&amp;Ms? Why is Barbie's hair made out of nylon, but Ken's hair is plastic? What makes up the ever-mysterious "new-car smell"?
Pop-culture guru David Feldman demystifies these topics and so much more in Do Penguins Have Knees? -- the unchallenged source of answers to civilization's most perplexing questions.
Part of the Imponderables® series, Do Penguins Have Knees? arms readers with the knowledge about everyday life that encyclopedias, dictionaries, and almanacs just don't have. And think about it, where else are you going to get to the bottom of how beer was kept cold in the Old West?

Do Penguins Have Knees? An Imponderables Book

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