Read Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Extraordinary Book of Facts: And Bizarre Information Online
Authors: Bathroom Readers' Hysterical Society
Johnson, Edward H.,
102
Johnson, Lyndon,
250
Johnson, Magic,
177
Johnson, Tom,
75
Johnston Atoll,
346–347
joke books,
93
Jones, Edward D.,
161
Jones, James Earl,
109
Jordan, Michael,
177
Juan, Dr. Stephen,
204
jukeboxes,
19
jungle animals,
72
Jupiter,
174
K
K,
275
kaleidoscope,
327
karate,
49
kayaking,
49
Kaysing, Bill,
356
Keck Telescopes,
30
Keebler, Godfrey,
61
Keller, Helen,
73
Kelly, Gene,
183
Kenmuir, John,
108
Kentucky Derby,
75
kerosene fungus,
51
Kerouac, Jack,
106
kidnapping,
304
kidneys,
225
kilograms,
193
kilts,
181
Kimmel, Jimmy,
380
King, Stephen,
106
King Henry VIII
,
241
King of Kings
,
183
King Tut’s tomb,
126
Kingman Reef,
344
Kinko’s,
61
kitty litter,
99–100
kiwifruit,
131
Klugman, Jack,
365
knights,
65
knock off work
,
312
Krachie, Ed,
21
Kraft, Joseph,
293
Kraft Caramels,
293
Kraft Macaroni & Cheese,
52
,
305
L
L&M cigarettes,
156
Labric, Pierre,
197
lacrosse,
75
Lake Nicaragua,
42
Lake Titicaca,
42
land ownership,
47
landfills,
88
Landsteiner, Karl,
364
lapis lazuli,
31
Latham, Peter Mere,
366
Lauper, Cyndi,
1
Laurel, Stan,
109
Lavakan,
63
Lavassor, Madame,
102
Lawrence, Joseph,
61
lawsuits,
43
lawyers,
214
layoffs,
274
Lazarus, Emma,
29
lb
.,
275
leeks,
44
left vs. right,
319
Lego,
91
Leigh, Vivien,
133
leopards,
223
leprosy,
126
let the cat out of the bag
,
324
letters, of alphabet,
290
lettuce,
44
Lever Brothers,
22
Levi’s,
265
Lewis, Jerry,
109
liberal arts,
77
libraries,
242
Library of Congress,
242
Lifebuoy,
276
light-years,
174
lighthouses,
281
limelight
,
14
limerick,
196
limey
,
350
Lincoln, Abraham,
1
,
73
,
120
,
127
,
132
,
163
,
271
,
277
Lincoln Logs,
169–170
lines, Murphy’s law of,
219
lions,
72
lips,
288
liquor,
322
Lister, Joseph,
61
Listerine,
61
liters,
193
Little Bighorn,
228
Little Red Riding Hood,
128
liver,
225
Locard, Edmund,
365
lollipops,
14
Lombardi, Vince,
97
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth,
3
Louis XIV,
326
Louis XV,
313
Lovett, Lyle,
286
Lowe, Ed,
99
Lowe’s law,
139
Lowell, Percival,
341
Lubin, Charles,
22
Lucian of Samosata,
93
luggage handling,
144
Lugosi, Bela,
127
lukewarm
,
86
lunar landing,
356–360
lungs,
225
Lynn, Loretta,
286
M
M*A*S*H
,
273
Macpherson, Elle,
108
Macy’s,
141
Madagascar,
216
Maertens, Klaus,
161
magazines,
211
mail carriers,
108
make money hand over fist
,
57
malaria,
113
mallee bird,
198
Malone, Karl,
177
Manhattan Island,
208
Mankiewicz, Herman,
370
Mantle, Mickey,
315
manure
,
123
maple syrup,
310
maps, Murphy’s law of,
219
Marble Dry Goods Palace,
103
Marceau, Marcel,
19
mariachi music,
13
Marignac, Jean de,
37
marijuana,
126
marriage proposals,
134
Mars,
340–343
Mars, Forrest,
293
Mars, Frank,
293
Marston, William Moulton,
153
Martin, Steve,
273
“Mary Had a Little Lamb,”
38
Mary Poppins
,
4
matches,
116
Matisse,
306
Matsumur, Fuseo,
365
Mattel,
91
Mayan Empire,
42
Mayflower
,
287
mayfly,
55
McEnroe, John,
75
McKinley, William,
120
McMahon, Ed,
101
meat, grades of,
66
Medicis,
103
medieval England,
8
Mendelssohn, Felix,
38
mental health,
50
Mercedes-Benz,
210
mercury,
88
Mercury,
162
mesquite bushes,
148
Metallica,
380
meteorites,
80
meteors,
174
metric system,
193
mice,
62
Michelangelo,
306
Michelin, Pierre,
1
Midway Islands,
344–345
migraine headaches,
24
mile,
325
Miles, Sylvia,
4
military,
295
Mill Novelty Company,
100
Miller Brewing,
141
Miller, Glenn,
99
million
,
20
Mills Brothers,
19
Milton Hershey School,
293
Mimosa pudica
,
157
miniature golf,
116
Minnelli, Lisa,
109
Minuit, Peter,
208
Mir
spacecraft,
30
mirrors,
30
Missio, Lino,
64
Mission Impossible
,
101
Mix, Tom,
127
moles,
272
Mona Lisa
,
306
money, paper,
314
money
,
327
monkeys,
217
Monopoly,
7
Monroe, Marilyn,
127
Montana, Joe,
232
Montessori school,
239
mood,
50
moon landing,
356–360
mopeds,
51
Morgan, Garrett,
313
Morrison, Wade,
175
Morton Salt Co.,
56
Mother’s Day,
104
moths,
217
motion pictures,
4
,
103
,
109
,
127
,
133
,
147
,
183
Mouffet, Thomas,
318
mountains,
76
mourning,
206