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The latest, greatest volume in the popular Uncle John’s series, flush with fun facts and figures and plenty of trademark trivia.Uncle John’s Curiously Compelling Bathroom Reader , the 19th edition of this best-selling series, has more than 500 pages of the perfect reading material for the throne room. Settle in and read Great Moments in Bad TV, the First Detective, the Story of Prohibition, the Queen of the Roller Derby, and the jiggly history of Jello. Plus all of your bathroom reading favorites are Dumb Crooks, Amazing Luck, Forgotten History, Pop Science, Celebrity Gossip, Brainteasers, and much, much more. So cultivate your curiosity with this truly compelling read!

What’s weirder than weird? This book! It’s weird squared. It’s EPIC! The second fully-illustrated, hardcover book in Uncle John’s popular new <i>Weird, Weird World</i> series opens up a portal to the bizarre. It’s page after page of unbelievable history, odd origins, tales of amazing luck, kooky conspiracy theories, epic fails, astounding facts, and some things that are so weird that they defy description. That’s where the pictures come in: Hundreds of eye-popping photographs and illustrations take the humor and the fun to a whole new dimension…to the EPIC zone! Read about… • How to Hypnotize a Chicken • The Origin of the Lie Detector • Weirdest Ways to Die at National Parks • Feral Cat Day and Other Strange-But-Real Holidays • Here Comes the Spammobile! • Keith Urban Legends • The Power of Poo • Winners of “Ugly Dog” Contests • Weird World Records • TV Shows That Were All a Dream • Kalshnikov Pat &amp; the Helicopter Jailbreakers • Odd-phrodisiacs • Japan’s Most Surreal Video Games • News Pundits Gone Wild • The Pacific Garbage Patch • Calamity Jane and the Old West’s Toughest Gals • What Your Nose Says About Your Love Life • Scams That Could Only Be Pulled Off By Identical Twins • Anarchy in the E.R. <i>And much, much more! </i>

This book promises to take readers on a humorous and thought-provoking journey through history, blending absurdity with significant events from both B.C. and A.D. eras. It invites exploration of historical moments that provoke disbelief and confusion, encouraging readers to reflect on the bizarre nature of humanity's past. With a mix of wit and insight, it aims to entertain while challenging preconceived notions about historical narratives.

For 25 years, Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader has been wildly popular in Canada, so we decided to dedicate an entire edition to our friends in the Great White North—even though much of the continental U.S. is north of Canada’s southernmost point. That misconception—and a whole lot more—is revealed in this loving ode to a friendly nation with a colorful history and some of the most beautiful scenery in the world. Whether you’re a true Canuck, or just always wanted to be one, Yukon count on us to deliver great bathroom reading! Read about…stealing the Stanley Cup (literally); the origins of Tim Hortons and Kraft dinners; jellied moose nose and other Canadian delicacies; move over the story of Canadian “ice wine”; the government’s secret official UFO division; Canada’s homegrown rock ’n’ roll bands; all about those dam beavers; the answer to Canada’s most burning Does Santa Claus really have his own postal code?; and much, much more!