Strange Knowledge

Ignite your child’s curiosity in just minutes a day—no screens, no boredom, and no repeated facts, even if your young explorer has heard it all before! Do you wish your child would put down the tablet and pick up a book that’s just as entertaining—and a whole lot more educational? Have you struggled to find a gift that keeps curious minds engaged and learning, without the yawns or eye-rolls? Are you searching for a resource that sparks endless “Wow!” moments, answers their wildest questions, and inspires new adventures far beyond the page? If you nodded yes, you’re in the ...

Now the #1 top-selling trivia book of 2025! In That's a Fact! you will encounter 1,200+ bits of trivia that are so out there you won’t believe they’re true (which is why we referenced and documented every single fact). In this tantalizing tome of trivia, you will discover: How Pepsi briefly had the sixth-largest naval fleet in the world Why humans kiss The reason nose grease (literally) was so important to watchmakers Why the CIA spent $20 million creating a bionic cat (spoiler: it ended terribly) The king that died from a monkey bite The match.com founder that lost his girlfriend to ...

MYSTERIES UNLIMITED: ODD FACTS KNOWN BY FEW The world is weirder than you think… and far more connected than you realize. Did you know a chicken once lived for 18 months without a head? That jellyfish can reverse aging? That a town in France hallucinated for days after eating bread, and no one knows why? From the author of the Mysteries Unlimited series comes a journey through the bizarre, the forgotten, and the astonishingly true. Packed with real events, eerie coincidences, quirky inventions, vanishing islands, exploding cheeses, haunted phone numbers, and sports that defy both gravity ...

What Weird People Like You Do: A Collection of Disturbingly Curious Quirks Embrace the strange, the bizarre, and the downright peculiar. What Weird People Like You Do takes you on a wild journey through the hidden side of human nature—where quirks, oddities, and the unexpected reign supreme. From strange collections to eccentric habits, this book dives into the wonderfully weird things people do behind closed doors and in public spectacle. It’s more than just a book of facts—it’s a celebration of individuality and the quirks that make life interesting. Whether you’re fascinated by...

What if the most useless things you’ve ever learned were actually the most important? Basic Useless Culture: Useless Knowledge Surprisingly Useful is a journey through the invisible ideas, forgotten inventions, and strange facts that quietly built the modern world and continue to shape your everyday life. It explores questions most people never stop to ask. Why does the alphabet look the way it does? Why do clocks divide time into 60 seconds? Why can’t time move backward? Why do maps lie? Why do we have useless body parts, strange habits, and persistent myths about our own brains? This ...

Sightings of the Gods: Investigating Historical Unexplained UAPs and UFOs From the fiery battles in the skies over medieval Europe to modern-day UFO sightings, humanity has always been captivated by unexplained phenomena in the heavens. Are they divine messages, alien encounters, or natural phenomena we have yet to understand? In Sightings of the Gods, uncover the astonishing stories of strange lights, glowing orbs, and celestial events that have puzzled and inspired humanity for thousands of years. This captivating exploration takes you on a journey through: Historical Accounts: The fiery ...

Ten ordinary people. Ten strange discoveries. One ancient archive waiting to be remembered. In Tales from the Emerald Threshold, clocks breathe, embers refuse to die, cats guard hidden doors, dust arranges itself into messages, and a glass sphere contains the memory of a lost city. These ten linked weird-fiction stories follow ordinary people who encounter extraordinary objects tied to a vanished civilization, an emerald mystery, and a hidden order of knowledge older than history. A watchmaker, a grieving son, a postal worker, a conservator, a cartographer, a security guard, an art teacher,...

Napoleon was defeated by rabbits. The CIA tried to weaponize a cat (it died immediately). You've never physically touched anything in your entire life. Ancient Greeks built a computer 2,000 years too early. Your brain rewrites your memories every time you access them. And that's just the first chapter. Welcome to Dr. Factenstein's World of Weird—where history makes no sense, science violates your intuition, nature refuses to behave, and your body has been lying to you since birth. Inside you'll discover: Why honey is immortal (and judging you) How Rome built concrete that outlasts modern ...

Had she known the life altering events a single encounter would foster, she’d never have set foot in the Helfarian Building again. When Bryn Mawr College senior Elizabeth Harper is asked to serve as the college’s liaison to their annual Benefit Gala at Carrington Manor, she has little notion of her billionaire host’s mysterious past, much less his dark intentions. Inexperienced and naïve, she immediately falls under his spell. Lured into a sexual cornucopia of bondage, discipline, and submission, Elizabeth must plumb the depths of her own sexual fantasies to win the heart of the man ...