Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Attack of the Factoids: Bizarre Bites of Incredible Information

Weighing in at over 400 pages, Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader Attack of the Factoids is a fact-a-palooza of obscure information. Like what, you ask? Well, did you know that bats always turn left when they exit a cave? How about that in the 1960s astronauts trained for moon voyages by walking on Hawaiian lava fields? Also, Lloyd’s of London insured Bruce Springsteen’s voice for 3.5 million English pounds, military toilet paper is printed in a camouflage design, Elvis Presley always wore a helmet when watching football on TV, King Henry VIII’s ladies at court had a ration of one gallon of beer per day, it takes the energy from 50 leaves on an apple tree to produce one ripe fruit, and the only country to host the Summer Olympics but not win a single gold medal was Canada, in 1976. But that’s just the beginning! So what are you waiting for? ATTACK! Packed with more than 300 pages, Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Attack of the Factoids [...] is a fact-a-palooza of obscure information. Like what, you ask? Here are just a few extraordinary examples: - Bats always turn left when they exit a cave. - In the 1960s, astronauts trained for moon voyages by walking on Hawaiian lava fields. - Lloyd's of London insured Bruce Springsteen's voice for 3.5 million English pounds. - Physician Amynthas of Alexandria, Greece, performed the first known nose job in the Third Century B.C. - Military toilet paper is printed in a camouflage design, since white could attract enemy fire. - Elvis Presley always wore a helmet when watching football on TV. - King Henry VIII's ladies at court had a ration of one gallon of beer per day. - It takes the energy from 50 leaves on an apple tree to produce one ripe fruit. - The only country to host the Summer Olympics but not win a single gold medal was Canada, in 1976. And that's...