Does It Really Take Seven Years To Digest Swallowed Gum

Author : Sandy Donovan
Publisher : Lerner Publications ™
ISBN 13 : 1541502043
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Does It Really Take Seven Years to Digest Swallowed Gum? written by Sandy Donovan and published by Lerner Publications ™. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It takes seven years to digest swallowed gum. A penny placed on a train track can cause a train to derail. The average human consumes four spiders per year while sleeping. You may have heard some of these common sayings or beliefs before. But are they really true? Can they be proven using science? Let’s investigate seventeen statements about familiar items and everyday events and find out which ones are right, which ones are wrong, and which ones still stump scientists! Find out whether eggs will really stand on their ends during the vernal equinox! Discover whether it’s true that you can swing 360 degrees on a swing set! See if you can tell the difference between fact and fiction with Is That a Fact?

Author : Sandra Donovan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780761368762
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Does It Really Take Seven Years to Digest Swallowed Gum? written by Sandra Donovan and published by . This book was released on 2011-02 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title features lots of odd questions about any subject under the sun where you want to know if it is fact or fiction.

Author : Mark Leyner
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 1400082315
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Why Do Men Have Nipples? written by Mark Leyner and published by Crown. This book was released on 2005-07-26 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is There a Doctor in the House? Say you’re at a party. You’ve had a martini or three, and you mingle through the crowd, wondering how long you need to stay before going out for pizza. Suddenly you’re introduced to someone new, Dr. Nice Tomeetya. You forget the pizza. Now is the perfect time to bring up all those strange questions you’d like to ask during an office visit with your own doctor but haven’t had the guts (or more likely the time) to do so. You’re filled with liquid courage . . . now is your chance! If you’ve ever wanted to ask a doctor . . . •How do people in wheelchairs have sex? •Why do I get a killer headache when I suck down my milkshake too fast? •Can I lose my contact lens inside my head forever? •Why does asparagus make my pee smell? •Why do old people grow hair on their ears? •Is the old adage “beer before liquor, never sicker, liquor before beer . . .” really true? . . . then Why Do Men Have Nipples? is the book for you. Compiled by Billy Goldberg, an emergency medicine physician, and Mark Leyner, bestselling author and well-known satirist, Why Do Men Have Nipples? offers real factual and really funny answers to some of the big questions about the oddities of our bodies.

Author : Carol M. Scavella Burrell
Publisher : Lerner Publications
ISBN 13 : 0761362665
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Did Greek Soldiers Really Hide Inside the Trojan Horse? written by Carol M. Scavella Burrell and published by Lerner Publications. This book was released on 2010-08-01 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Egyptians made their pet cats into mummies. The Greeks invented the idea of going to school. Julius Caesar's last words were "Et tu, Brute?" You may have heard these common sayings or beliefs before. But are they really true? Can they be proven through research? Let's investigate seventeen statements about the ancient world and find out which ones are right, which ones are wrong, and which ones stump even the experts! Find out whether the Romans ate so much at meals that they had to take time out to vomit! Discover whether Mount Olympus is a real place! See if you can tell the difference between fact and fiction with Is That a Fact?

Author : Ann Kerns
Publisher : Lerner Publications
ISBN 13 : 0761372202
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Was There Really a Gunfight at the O.K. Corral? written by Ann Kerns and published by Lerner Publications. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Villains in the Wild West tied their victims to railroad tracks. Native Americans had a use for every part of the buffalo they hunted. The West had haunted ghost towns. You may have heard these common beliefs before. But are they really true? Can they be proven through research? Let’s investigate seventeen statements about the Wild West and find out which ones are right, which ones are wrong, and which ones stump even the experts! Find out if cowboys really wore big hats, chaps, and boots! Learn whether Calamity Jane was a real person! See if you can tell the difference between fact and fiction with Is That a Fact?

Author : Alison Behnke
Publisher : Lerner Publications
ISBN 13 : 0761362657
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Does a Ten-Gallon Hat Really Hold Ten Gallons? written by Alison Behnke and published by Lerner Publications. This book was released on 2010-08-01 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brides are always all dressed in white. Cowboys were the first people to wear jeans. Wearing a hat indoors can make you go bald. You may have heard these common sayings or beliefs before. But are they really true? Can they be proven through research? Let's investigate seventeen statements about fashion and find out which ones are right, which ones are wrong, and which ones stump even the experts! Find out whether women really once wore skirts so wide they could barely walk through doors! Discover whether a dog helped invent Velcro! See if you can tell the difference between fact and fiction with Is That a Fact?

Author : Melissa Stewart
Publisher : Lerner Publications
ISBN 13 : 0761372180
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Is the Bermuda Triangle Really a Dangerous Place? written by Melissa Stewart and published by Lerner Publications. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sharks can smell blood in ocean water from more than a mile away. The moon controls the tides. A mass of plastic as large as Texas is floating in the Pacific Ocean. You may have heard these common sayings or beliefs before. But are they really true? Can they be proven through research? Let's investigate seventeen statements about the ocean and find out which ones are right, which ones are wrong, and which ones stump even the experts! Find out whether sea jellies have brains. Discover whether the world's oldest animals really live in the ocean. See if you can tell the difference between fact and fiction with Is That a Fact?

Author : Nadia Higgins
Publisher : Lerner Digital ™
ISBN 13 : 1512460125
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fun Food Inventions written by Nadia Higgins and published by Lerner Digital ™. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Do you know what happened when a kid forgot his glass of soda with a stir stick in it outside on a freezing cold night? Popsicles were invented! And did you know ancient people loved to chew on gum, just like we do? Get ready to learn the strange stories behind inventions you use every day. From the guy who thought white-flour snacks were evil so he invented graham crackers to the evolution of ketchup, you'll be amazed how we got the food inventions we enjoy today.

Author : Sandy Donovan
Publisher : Lerner Publications
ISBN 13 : 0761372172
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Did President Grant Really Get a Ticket for Speeding in a Horse-Drawn Carriage? written by Sandy Donovan and published by Lerner Publications. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Washington chopped down his father’s cherry tree. Millard Fillmore installed the first bathtub in the White House. Harry Truman was the first president to “pardon” a Thanksgiving Day turkey. You may have heard these common beliefs before. But are they really true? Can they be proven through research? Let’s investigate seventeen statements about U.S. presidents and find out which ones are right, which ones are wrong, and which ones stump even the experts! Find out whether William Henry Harrison really talked himself to death. Discover whether Calvin Coolidge kept a pet raccoon in the White House. See if you can tell the difference between fact and fiction with Is That a Fact?

Author : Melissa Stewart
Publisher : Lerner Digital ™
ISBN 13 : 1512463892
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Do People Really Have Tiny Insects Living in Their Eyelashes? written by Melissa Stewart and published by Lerner Digital ™. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Your mouth contains more bacteria than a dog's. Money is covered with germs that can make you sick. The germs in a sneeze travel only an arm's length. You may have heard these common sayings or beliefs before. But are they really true? Can they be proven through research? Let's investigate seventeen statements about the microscopic world and find out which ones are right, which ones are wrong, and which ones stump even the experts! Find out whether millions of tiny creatures are living under your bed! Discover whether bacteria cause the common cold! See if you can tell the difference between fact and fiction with Is That a Fact?