"Get ready to be grossed out--in a good way! This latest addition to the crazy popular Weird but True series is slimy and sticky and jam-packed with more icky, zany fun! Step up to the plate and try not to lose your lunch, with 300 all-new, amazing facts plus photos that kids just can't get enough of"--

Presents unusual facts about the holiday, including how upside-down Christmas trees can be purchased, how Sweden erects a giant straw goat for the occasion, and how mystery elves have been spotted in Michigan handing out money to strangers.

Offers suspicious stories, fishy facts, and dubious lists, encouraging readers to determine which facts are true and which are false.

From the tallest cake ever made to the most peanut butter and jelly sandwiches eaten in a minute, these Guinness World Records will make you hungry for greatness!

"Boggle your mind with the weird and wonderful facts, photos, and illustrations packed into the pages of this awesome almanac. "I Can't Believe It! 2" brings together some of the most fascinating information and myth-busting true-or-false questions from four of DK's bestselling titles: It Can't Be True! (astonishing visual comparisons that explain extraordinary facts about the world around us); True or False? (unbelievable but true answers to big...

Offers a collection of true facts about animals, food, science, pop culture, outer space, geography, and weather.

"Can you spot the truth from a lie? Kids can test their sleuth skills in this gut-bustingly funny follow-up title in the exciting Real or Fake series. Can you detect a hoax from the real deal? See right through photo trickery? Spot the phony logic in a story in seconds? Put your sleuthing skills to work in this riotously fun book! See if you can find the truth behind bizarre stories, faulty facts, iffy lists, news headlines, and more. Check the Fib-o-Meter...

A treasury of bizarre-but-true stories from history includes accounts of such uncanny events as the Great Molasses Flood of 1919 in Boston and the world record set by an armless archer.

A playful introduction to savoring all things slow in the scientific world explores subjects ranging from nature and geology to art and outer space.

A treasury of facts about subjects ranging from animals and the human body to architecture and outer space includes entries that examine dust storms, automobiles, Mount Everest, and the size of the Moon.