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More fabulous facts revealed from the master of trivia Mitch Symons!
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EVER WONDERED . . .
Why we have tonsils?
Is there any cream in cream crackers?
Why is the sea blue?
And if kangaroos keep their babies in their pouches, what happens to all the poo?!
Mitch Symons answers all these crazy questions and plenty more in this wonderfully funny and addictive book for children from 8 to 80!
And yes, eating bogeys is good for you . . . but only your own!
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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
As a loving and above all responsible parent I felt that this was the perfect reference manual to further my two daughters' education. Having recently caught my 8 year old watching television with most of her hand up one nostril only to be withdrawn and feed the extractions into her mouth below, I felt that the title of this book was relevant, and it seemed to place an emphasis on her health too, which can only be a good thing.
The fact of the matter is, there is a lot of genuinely useful information in here. It's all in question-and-answer format, there being 310 in all, and while a lot of them are rather pointless (at least to an adult) there are many that are handy to know and a whole lot that I couldn't answer myself. For example, I read many years ago that you could fit the entire human population of the world on the Isle of Wight - is this true? The answer lies within. Why is yawning so infectious? Why is a piggy-bank so called? What is the origin of the best known word on the planet, "OK"? Why do we say that someone has been "given the sack", when they have been fired? Who was Gordon Bennett?
Most important of all of course is the (apparent) fact that bogies are indeed good for you, or at least that's the claim of an Austrian physician named Dr Friedrich Bischinger - although he stresses that any digit employed in this way needs to be thoroughly clean, and that you should only pick your own nose. Conversely, you must never consume ear-wax, not even your own; doubtless this will come as a disappointment to countless Amazon members but the said Dr Bischinger strongly advises against this pleasant pastime. My pet cat won't mind hearing this news however, as for him it's a prized delicacy and he wouldn't want to share my ear-wax with anybody.
Some of the questions are rather silly but the majority are definitely interesting and of genuine value. Suitable for quite a wide age group among children, I would say, at anything between 6 and 16.
Meanwhile, why do we have eyebrows? If you want to know, guess where the answer lies...
The fact of the matter is, there is a lot of genuinely useful information in here. It's all in question-and-answer format, there being 310 in all, and while a lot of them are rather pointless (at least to an adult) there are many that are handy to know and a whole lot that I couldn't answer myself. For example, I read many years ago that you could fit the entire human population of the world on the Isle of Wight - is this true? The answer lies within. Why is yawning so infectious? Why is a piggy-bank so called? What is the origin of the best known word on the planet, "OK"? Why do we say that someone has been "given the sack", when they have been fired? Who was Gordon Bennett?
Most important of all of course is the (apparent) fact that bogies are indeed good for you, or at least that's the claim of an Austrian physician named Dr Friedrich Bischinger - although he stresses that any digit employed in this way needs to be thoroughly clean, and that you should only pick your own nose. Conversely, you must never consume ear-wax, not even your own; doubtless this will come as a disappointment to countless Amazon members but the said Dr Bischinger strongly advises against this pleasant pastime. My pet cat won't mind hearing this news however, as for him it's a prized delicacy and he wouldn't want to share my ear-wax with anybody.
Some of the questions are rather silly but the majority are definitely interesting and of genuine value. Suitable for quite a wide age group among children, I would say, at anything between 6 and 16.
Meanwhile, why do we have eyebrows? If you want to know, guess where the answer lies...
26 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Saw this for sale the other day and noticed it was by the same author who did 'How To Avoid A Wombats Bum' which my 13 year old step-son really enjoyed reading.
He loves this one too as it's great reading for kids/teens etc, full of interesting and weird facts. Great stocking filler which the adults will also enjoy if it's left lying about on the coffee table!
He loves this one too as it's great reading for kids/teens etc, full of interesting and weird facts. Great stocking filler which the adults will also enjoy if it's left lying about on the coffee table!
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Well my non-reading computer mad two boys all love this book and regularly enjoy swapping titbits they've picked up from it. Have given copies to a couple of their similarly computer-obsessed friends and I gather they have been equally well-received! Am now hoping for further titles in this series as they really seem to get my boys enthusing... Not sure about the title though! I'm old fashioned enough to think that eating bogeys is rather unpleasant. I'm sure girls will find the books juts as interesting - I juts don't happen to have any...
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I am quite slow at reading, but this book only took me 2 weeks to read! (the average novel usually takes me 3-4 weeks to read, depending on the number of pages and how interesting... Read more
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Bogeys
Not written out in small sections like the other two books i have of his, this one goes deeper into the answers.
Published 10 months ago by S. Ogier
Fantastic book... for adults and children alike!
I bought this for my son, but found it fascinating myself and impossible to put down! It's like QI for kids. I have to admit - I read it before my son did.
Published 16 months ago by Yorkshire_Helen
Why Eating Bogeys is Good for You
This book is great fun it's a reference book i.e., why when you get the sack is it called the sack? answers all sorts of kid type questions (and we found it interesting too! Read more
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Published on 18 Nov 2009 by Pollyanna
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My son and his friends love this book. It is full and interesting and sometimes useless facts and information. Well worth a read.
Published on 18 Jun 2009 by Mrs. Sara L. Howell
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