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Uncle John’s Did You Know?
Bathroom Readers’ Institute
Uncle John’s Did You Know?
Bathroom Readers’ Institute

by the

Bathroom Readers’
Institute

Bathroom Readers’Press
Ashland, Oregon

UNCLE JOHN’S
DID YOU KNOW…?
BATHROOM READER®
FOR KIDS ONLY

©
2006 by the Bathroom Readers’ Press (a division of Portable Press). All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. “Bathroom Reader,” “Bathroom Readers’ Institute,” and “Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader for Kids Only” are registered trademarks of Baker & Taylor. All rights reserved.

For information, write:

Bathroom Readers’ Institute

P.O. Box 1117, Ashland, OR 97520

www.bathroomreader.com

Interior design/illustration and cover illustration:

Patrick Merrell

(
www.Patrick.merrell.org
)

Cover design:
Michael Brunsfeld

(
[email protected]
)

Uncle John’s Did You Know…?

Bathroom Reader For Kids Only
by the Bathroom Readers’ Institute

ISBN-13: 978-1-60710-687-6

E-book Edition: October 2012

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THANK YOU!

The Bathroom Readers’ Institute thanks those people whose help has made this book possible
.

Gordon Javna

Amy Miller

Patrick Merrell

Stephanie Spadaccini

Angie Kern

Maggie McLaughlin

Brian Boone

Thom Little

Jay Newman

Julia Papps

Lorraine Bodger

Zackery Weimer

David Battino

Claudia Bauer

Michael Brunsfeld

Connie Vazquez

Dan Schmitz

Judy Hadlock

John Dollison

Jennifer Thornton

Raincoast Books

Banta Book Group

Terri Dunkley

Sydney Stanley

JoAnn Padgett

Scarab Media

Steven Style Group

Jennifer Payne

Melinda Allman

Laurel, Mana, Dylan, and Chandra

Matthew Furber

Shobha Grace

Gideon and Sam

Porter the Wonder Dog

Thomas Crapper

* * *

While at sea, the crews of United States nuclear-powered submarines wear blue coveralls called “poopie-suits.”

TABLE OF
CONTENTS

CREATURES GREAT

On Safari

Here, Doggie

Big Cats

Elephant-itis

Gorillas

Horsing Around

House Pets

Penguins

On Safari

Planet of the Apes

Here, Doggie

The Poop on Pigs

Shark Attack!

BODY WISE

Everybody’s Body

Healthy Living

Hair All Over

Remarkable Bodies

Everybody’s Body

The Better to Bite You With

EEEWWW!

That’s Disgusting!

Odorama

That’s More Disgusting!

That’s the Most Disgusting

AROUND THE HOUSE

The Clothes Closet

Pencil Us In

Bathroom News

WORLDLY MATTERS

Around the World

Geographical Records

Flags

All Over the Map

Official Languages

Post It

Name Power

Education

Geography

DESTINATION: EARTH

All About Earth

Volcanoes

The Himalayas

Landmarks

Precious!

Trees

Earthquake!

Extreme World

Ecology

The Seven Natural Wonders of the World

Plant You Now, Dig You Later

More About Earth

JUST WEIRD

Freaks of Nature

Loony Lawsuits

Lost & Found

Strange Museums

Loony Laws

The End

Silly World Records

WORDPLAY

English

Alphabet Soup

Word-ology

Tongue Twisters

IMAS

Palindromes

Foreign Tongue Twisters

Winning Words

Tongue Twisters

Don’t Be a Dafty!

Word Origins

Pangrams

Smart Remarks

BELIEVE IT

World Religions

Strange Superstitions

Mythology

Bible Stories

Mythical Creatures

Superstitions

BUILDING BIG

Man-Made Milestones

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

Amazing Engineering

Big Cities

The Seven Wonders of the Modern World

The Plane Truth

FILM, SCREEN & PAGES

Once Upon a Time

Sound Effects

Secret Lives of Fictional Characters

What’s on TV

The Written Word

At the Movies

Commercial Characters

Books

IT’S HISTORY

It’s Ancient History

Knights in Shining Armor

The Warriors

Kids at Work

Milestones in History

The Royals

Old-Time Occupations

Words of War

History Quiz

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Sweet Dreams

Sugary Stuff

Food & Drink

Dear Dairy

Oh, Honey!

Cooking Good

Fast Food

(Have Some) Candy

I’ll Drink to That

It’s a Corny World

Condiments

Junk Food

Food, Glorious Food

Got Milk?

ANIMAL ACTS

Amazing Animals

It’s a Wild World

Animal Defenses

Animal Records

Endangered Species

Animal Quiz

Animals in Captivity

Animals by the Numbers

It’s a Wild World

Knots & Skulks

Fishy Stories

Hey, Daddy-O!

Beastly Appetites

Animal Odds & Ends

Animal Geography

It’s a Wild World

GOOD SPORTS

The Ancient Olympics

Baseball Team Names

Sports by the Numbers

Hockey Team Names

Sports Nicknames

Basketball Team Names

The Modern Olympics

Football Team Names

CUSTOMS AND FADS

Games

Happy Holidaze

Make a Wish

Rockology

Amusement Parks

The Calendar

Scrabble

Weird World Holidays

I Do! I Do!

FARAWAY FRIENDS

Japanese Sayings

Oh, Canada

Whadaya Say?

Travel Tips

Places of Interest

If You Say So

Down Under

You Name It

Antarctica

Japanese Language

Animal Sounds Quiz

Going Places

Life in Japan

Souvenir Shop

TAKE A NUMBER

Every 24 Hours

Studies Show

Handy Numbers

Number Ones

Survey Says

The Average

Weights and Measures

America Numerical

ART & MUSIC

Artsy-Fartsy

Instrumental

Sing a Song

Musical Miscellany

RANDOM FACTS

Cars by the Numbers

Crime and Punishment

Open for Business

In Living Color

It’s About Time

Money Matters

Odds & Ends

Helpful Hints

In Living Color

Makes Cents

CREATURES SMALL

Creepy Quiz

Reptiles

A Visit to Microbia

The Deadliest Snakes

Antz

Watch the Birdies

Spiders

More Reptiles

You Bug Me

Another Visit to Microbia

SCIENCE MADE FUN

Adventures in Bubble-Land

Glug Glug

We’ve Got Chemistry

Lots of Energy

Re-Use It or Lose It

Evolutionary, Watson!

Robots

Space Travelers

Temperatures

Outer Space

The Moon

Building Blocks

AMERICANA

Whatchamacallit, USA

Las Vegas!

Average Americans

On the Map

American History

More Wacky Town Names

THE PEOPLE PAGES

Last Names

Not-So-Famous People

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