Your Pinkie Is More Powerful Than Your Thumb

by Di Vincenzo, Mark

• ISBN13: 9780062008350
• ISBN10: 0062008358
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-03-01
• Publisher: William Morrow & Co

Summary

Which is the most dangerous day of the year to drive a car? Why are recessions not all bad? What's the best remedy for chronic headaches? Mark Di Vincenzo, author of the New York Times bestseller Buy Ketchup in May and Fly at Noon, returns with more fascinating facts that are as much fun to pass on at the water cooler as they are useful. Broken into chapters covering health, death, money, food, science, animals, sports, politics and religion, history, and more, Your Pinkie is More Powerful Than Your Thumb will delight and amaze everyone with curious minds-from trivia buffs and time-strapped parents to college kids and their professors.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Letting It All Hang Out in Nauru	p. 3
Life and Death-but Mostly Death	p. 31
How Much Did Someone Actually Pay for a Cow Named Missy?	p. 45
Bon Appétit	p. 73
Monkey Stalkers, Giant Dust Clouds and Chicken Feathers	p. 87
Animal Kingdom	p. 99
Underdogs, Stocky Marathoners and Diving Goalies	p. 117
Politics, Religion and Other Things You Shouldn't Discuss	p. 129
Hitler Liked Beer-and Cake	p. 143
The Leftover but Equally Fascinating Stuff	p. 153
Sources	p. 183
Index	p. 233
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