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1000 Facts about Superheroes Vol. 1

Egan, James
1000 Facts about Superheroes Vol. 1
The writers of Captain America were originally criticized for being too harsh on Nazis. Batgirl was created to make Batman "less gay." Of the top ten greatest Marvel comics, five of them are X-Men stories. Shazam was originally more popular than Superman. Black Panther loves Game of Thrones. Wolverine was a Canadian secret agent. His first mission was to kill the Hulk. Keanu Reeves nearly played Plastic Man. The Punisher defeated the Hu...

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1000 Facts about Animals Vol. 2

Egan, James
1000 Facts about Animals Vol. 2
The Pyrenean Ibex goat is the only animal to go extinct... twice. Although aardvarks look small, they are slightly smaller than a human. Badgers used to be called "brocks." Milk is more poisonous to a cat than seawater. Dogs don't like being hugged. William Shakespeare invented the word "alligator." Some ants never sleep. Meerkats kill their own kind more than any other animal. The honey badger is the world's most ferocious animal. Ta...

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1000 Facts about Animals Vol. 3

Egan, James
1000 Facts about Animals Vol. 3
The Pyrenean Ibex goat is the only animal to go extinct... twice. Although aardvarks look small, they are slightly smaller than a human. Badgers used to be called "brocks." Milk is more poisonous to a cat than seawater. Dogs don't like being hugged. William Shakespeare invented the word "alligator." Some ants never sleep. Meerkats kill their own kind more than any other animal. The honey badger is the world's most ferocious animal. Ta...

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1000 Facts about Comic Books Vol. 2

Egan, James
1000 Facts about Comic Books Vol. 2
Deadpool is terrified of cows. Batman had a brother. Spider-Man has teamed up with the Transformers. The X-Men is a rip-off of The Doom Patrol. Captain America was the first superhero to be rebooted. The Flash can burn 1.6 billion calories in a minute. Hulk quit The Avengers after the second issue. Mogo is a superhero who is also a planet. There is a pig version of Iron Man called Iron Ham. Joker has killed over 2, 000 people. Magnet...

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1000 Facts about the United States

Egan, James
1000 Facts about the United States
In California, it's illegal to set a mousetrap without a hunting license. There's a competition in Delaware where contestants shoot pumpkins out of cannons. Hawaii is considered to be the happiest state. Grand Central Station in Chicago has more radiation than is allowable at a nuclear power plant. Iowa has the highest literacy rate in the country. Kansas means "South Wind." In Connecticut, a pickle isn't a pickle unless it bounces. The...

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500 Things People Believe That Aren't True

Egan, James
500 Things People Believe That Aren't True
Genetically modified food existed since the Stone Age. We have no idea what Ancient Egyptians looked like. Thomas Edison didn't invent the lightbulb. Women could vote since 1867. The writer, Homer, probably didn't exist. Giants aren't always tall. Ancient Greece wasn't a country. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon never existed. Gandhi was a horrible human being.

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1000 Words You Should Use More Often

Egan, James
1000 Words You Should Use More Often
Kakistocracy - A government run by the worst people Absquatulate - To leave without saying goodbye Acyrologia - Improper use of a word Anecdoche - A conversation where everybody is talking but nobody is listening Baisemain - Kiss on the hand Cagamosis - An unhappy marriage Fanfaron - An empty boast Jettatura - An evil stare Lethologica - The inability to remember a specific word Mammothrept - Spoilt child Nodus Tollens - The realizat...

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1000 Facts About Ireland

Egan, James
1000 Facts About Ireland
Until 2009, people who donated blood in Ireland received a free pint of Guinness. Many Irish people don't know that Ireland has a king. Ireland use to be called Wolfland. The words "boycott, " "slogan, " "quiz, " "yahoo, " and "electron" come from Ireland. During medieval times, a man could divorce his wife if she "made a mess of everything." Happy hours are banned in Irish pubs. Polar bears originate from Ireland. The Celts originated ...

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1000 Facts About Countries Vol. 2

Egan, James
1000 Facts About Countries Vol. 2
In Siberia, it used to be illegal to make excuses. The entire country of Estonia has free Wi-Fi. Roses are black in Turkey. In China, it's illegal to reincarnate without the government's permission. Despite what many people believe, Finland isn't a part of Scandinavia. Iceland is considered to have the happiest people in the world. The widest pyramid in the world is in Mexico. In India, cops are paid more if they have a moustache. You ...

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1000 Facts about Actors Vol. 1

Egan, James
1000 Facts about Actors Vol. 1
Anthony Hopkins has dreadful dyslexia and has to read scripts up to 250 times out loud. Ben Affleck realized he was famous when someone threw a can at him and said, "You suck, Affleck!" Brad Pitt used to work as a dancing chicken at El Pollo Loco in Hollywood. Before portraying Walter White in Breaking Bad, Bryan Cranston starred in the anime, Street Fighter II. Steve Buscemi used to be a wrestler. Will Smith can solve a Rubik's cube in l...

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1000 Facts about Historic Figures Vol. 1

Egan, James
1000 Facts about Historic Figures Vol. 1
Henry VIII's body literally exploded during his funeral. Martin Luther King had a pillow fight on the day he died. Osama Bin Laden loved Mr. Bean and Super Mario Bros. Pope Francis used to be a bouncer. Muhammad Ali starred in a Broadway show. Julius Caesar was never the emperor of Rome. Nelson Mandela said meeting the Spice Girls was "one of the greatest moments of my life." The last thing Walt Disney said was "Kurt Russell." Sigmund Freud tr...

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1000 Facts about Animated Shows Vol. 3

Egan, James
1000 Facts about Animated Shows Vol. 3
In Adventure Time, Jake's insides are cursed to smell like vanilla. Michelangelo from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles had his name misspelt for 20 years. Jim Davis created Garfield to see if he could make a character successful even though it isn't funny. The Simpsons characters, Itchy & Scratchy nearly had a spin-off. Zoidberg from Futurama has a pet slinky. Scrooge McDuck from Ducktales is immortal. SpongeBob SquarePants has won two BAFTAs....

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Dinosaurs had Feathers (and Other Random Facts)

Egan, James
Dinosaurs had Feathers (and Other Random Facts)
Crazy golf was invented for women to stop them from playing real golf. Treadmills were invented to punish prisoners. Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite. Adidas and Puma were created by Nazi brothers. Play-doh was invented to remove soot from wallpaper. Blue-eyed people have a higher tolerance to alcohol. The bulletproof vest was invented by a pizza delivery guy after he got shot twice while on the job. There's a volcano in Indonesi...

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1000 Facts about Superheroes Vol. 3

Egan, James
1000 Facts about Superheroes Vol. 3
Spider-Man has fought Nazi bees. Batman has fought Superman at least 16 times. David Bowie nearly played Daredevil. The creator of Wonder Woman believed women should govern the world. Thor owns two killer goats. The Justice League have teamed up with He-Man. Stan Lee devised Iron Man to show that he could make the least likeable character successful. Originally, Aquaman had to make contact with water every hour or he died. Storm was meant to b...

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1000 Facts about the Greatest Movies Ever Vol. 2

Egan, James
1000 Facts about the Greatest Movies Ever Vol. 2
Christopher Walken nearly played Han Solo. Donald Trump's favorite movie is Citizen Kane. Originally, Aladdin was meant to be Chinese. The title character in ET - The Extra-Terrestrial is called Zreck. Over a million props were used for the film, Ben-Hur. The dog in The Wizard of Oz got paid more than some of the actors. The iconic "BWONG" sound heard in the Inception trailer is never used in the film. In The Lord of the Rings, Aragorn ...

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1000 Facts About Animated Films

Egan, James
1000 Facts About Animated Films
In the original script of The Lion King, Mufasa was the one who cut Scar's face. Walt Disney HATED the spaghetti-eating scene in Lady and the Tramp. It is now one of the most beloved scenes in Disney history. Toy Story only cost $30 million. Christopher Barnes was only 16 when he voiced Prince Eric in The Little Mermaid. In Frozen, Elsa was supposed to have blue hair. The villain of The Incredibles was supposed to be an alien called Xerek...

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3000 Facts about Horror Movies

Egan, James
3000 Facts about Horror Movies
In one of the Jaws films, the shark roars... even though sharks don't have lungs. The kid who plays Damien in The Omen punched the director in his private parts during his audition. Johnny Depp made his film debut in A Nightmare on Elm Street. Kathy Bates is the first actress to win an Oscar for acting in a horror movie. The word "pharaoh" is misspelt in the film, The Mummy. In Night of the Living Dead, the zombies rise from their graves ...

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1000 Facts about Supervillains Vol. 2

Egan, James
1000 Facts about Supervillains Vol. 2
Deadpool calls Doctor Octopus "Elton John on stilts." No one can figure out who The Joker is because he has no fingerprints. There is a parallel universe where Donald Trump is MODOK. Sometimes, Lex Luthor is drawn to resemble Kevin Spacey. Bullseye thinks Spider-Man is really funny. Mister Freeze's Freeze Ray is a real weapon. Professor X has an evil twin sister. The Penguin feeds his enemies to seals. Green Goblin's skin is bulletproof. The R...

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