A Ton of Crap (136 page)

Amharic,
303
, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310

Angles,
91
, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98

Animal types,
303
, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310

Anthropology,
287
, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294

Applied mathematics,
243
, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250

Arabic,
219
, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226

Archimedes,
219
, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226

Austen, Jane,
147
, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154

Baby boomers and the sixties,
251
, 252, 254, 255, 256, 258, 259, 260

Belarusian,
131
, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138

Big Bang,
99
, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106

Biographies,
243
, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250

Biomes,
243
, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250

Braille,
91
, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98

Bulgarian,
67
, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74

Calculus,
171
, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178. See also Precalculus

Cantonese,
179
, 180, 182, 183, 184, 186, 187, 188

Category theory,
303
, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310

Cells,
9
, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16

Chaos theory,
235
, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242

Chemical formula,
131
, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138

Cherokee,
287
, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294

Chinese mathematics,
33
, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40

Circulatory system,
25
, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32

Civil rights,
295
, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302

Civil War,
139
, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146

Cold War,
243
, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250

Columbus and New World,
99
, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106

Composition,
17
, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Constitution,
115
, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122

Copenhagen interpretation,
189
, 190, 191, 193, 194, 196, 197, 198

Croatian,
123
, 124, 125, 127, 128, 129, 130

Crusades,
75
, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82

Cultural Revolution (China), 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278

Curves,
155
, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162

Czech,
139
, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146

Dalton, John,
139
, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146

Debating,
155
, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162

Decimals,
57
, 58, 59, 60, 62, 64, 65, 66

Dialects,
99
, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106

Dickens, Charles,
279
, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286

Digestive system,
41
, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48

Diophantine equations,
295
, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302

DNA,
321
, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328

Dutch,
91
, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98

e (number), 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286

Early humans,
261
, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 268, 270

Earth’s layers,
75
, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82

Earth’s spheres,
227
, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234

Editing strategies,
329
, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336

Egypt, ancient,
17
, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Einstein, Albert,
179
, 180, 181, 183, 184, 185, 187, 188

Endangered languages,
329
, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336

Evolution,
1
, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Existentialism,
287
, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294

Extinct languages,
321
, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328

Fairy tales,
235
, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242

Fantasy fiction,
211
, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218

Fermat’s last theorem,
251
, 252, 254, 255, 256, 258, 259, 260

Fibonacci sequence,
107
, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114

Figures of speech,
107
, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114

Filipino,
251
, 253, 254, 255, 257, 258, 259, 260

Finnish,
107
, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114

Foreign languages

Afrikaans,
279
, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286

Albanian,
75
, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82

Amharic,
303
, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310

Arabic,
219
, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226

Belarusian,
131
, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138

Bulgarian,
67
, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74

Cantonese,
179
, 180, 182, 183, 184, 186, 187, 188

Cherokee,
287
, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294

Croatian,
123
, 124, 125, 127, 128, 129, 130

Czech,
139
, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146

Dutch,
91
, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98

endangered languages,
329
, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336

extinct languages,
321
, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328

Filipino,
251
, 253, 254, 255, 257, 258, 259, 260

Finnish,
107
, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114

French,
17
, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

German,
33
, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40

Greek,
57
, 58, 59, 61, 63, 64, 65, 66

Hebrew,
199
, 200, 201, 203, 205, 207, 209, 210

Hindi,
235
, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242

Hungarian,
147
, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154

Icelandic,
115
, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122

Italian,
25
, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32

Japanese,
163
, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170

Khosian languages,
295
, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302

Korean,
155
, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162

Latin,
1
, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Mandarin,
171
, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178

Mayan languages,
243
, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250

Pashto,
271
, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278

Polish,
41
, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48

Portuguese,
83
, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90

Russian,
49
, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56

sign language,
227
, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234

Spanish,
9
, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16

spiritualism, mediums, talking to the dead,
311
, 312, 313, 314, 315, 317, 319, 320

Swahili,
261
, 262, 263, 264, 265, 267, 269, 270

Swedish,
99
, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106

Vietnamese,
189
, 190, 191, 193, 194, 196, 197, 198

Yiddish,
211
, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218

French,
17
, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

French Revolution,
131
, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138

Galilei, Galileo,
107
, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114

Game theory,
219
, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226

Gandhi,
171
, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178

Gas laws,
271
, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278

Genetics,
67
, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74

Geologic periods,
235
, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242

Geometry,
123
, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130

German,
33
, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40

Global warming,
155
, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162

Graphs,
75
, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82

Great Depression,
219
, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226

Greek,
57
, 58, 59, 61, 63, 64, 65, 66

Greek mathematics,
25
, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32

Group theory,
271
, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278

Gulf War,
303
, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310

Hawking, Stephen,
115
, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122

Hebrew,
199
, 200, 201, 203, 205, 207, 209, 210

Hindi,
235
, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242

History

American Revolution,
107
, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114

ancient Egypt,
17
, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

baby boomers and the sixties,
251
, 252, 254, 255, 256, 258, 259, 260

civil rights,
295
, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302

Civil War,
139
, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146

Cold War,
243
, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250

Columbus and New World,
99
, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106

Constitution,
115
, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122

Crusades,
75
, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82

Cultural Revolution (China), 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278

French Revolution,
131
, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138

Gandhi,
171
, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178

Great Depression,
219
, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226

Gulf War,
303
, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310

Holocaust,
235
, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242

Huns,
25
, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32

Industrial Revolution,
123
, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130

Israeli-Palestinian conflict,
329
, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336

Korean War,
287
, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294

Magna Carta,
41
, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48

Mesopotamia and first civilizations,
1
, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Middle Ages,
67
, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74

Ming Dynasty,
91
, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98

moon landing,
261
, 262, 263, 264, 266, 268, 270

Ottoman Empire,
33
, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40

Panama Canal,
211
, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218

Reformation,
49
, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56

Renaissance,
83
, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90

Rome,
57
, 58, 59, 60, 62, 64, 65, 66

Russian Revolution,
179
, 180, 181, 183, 184, 185, 187, 188

Salem witch trials,
163
, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170

Spanish-American War,
147
, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154

Vietnam War,
279
, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286

War of 1812, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162

War on Terror,
321
, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328

World War I,
189
, 190, 191, 192, 194, 195, 197, 198

World War II,
227
, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234

Wright brothers,
199
, 200, 201, 202, 204, 206, 208, 210

Xia Dynasty,
9
, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16

Y2K,
311
, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 318, 320

Holocaust,
235
, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242

Horror fiction,
171
, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178

Humor,
179
, 180, 181, 183, 184, 185, 187, 188

Hungarian,
147
, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154

Huns,
25
, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32

Icelandic,
115
, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122

Inca mathematics,
17
, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Industrial Revolution,
123
, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130

Infinity,
321
, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328

Israeli-Palestinian conflict,
329
, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336