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Weird but true! 2020

by National Geographic Kids

Published 5 September 2019

This bulging compendium is loaded with jaw-dropping, eye-popping, brain-bending facts and bright, bold photography!

It pairs the planet’s weirdest facts with the coolest and strangest true stories. From amazing asteroids, killer plants, peculiar puffins and wonderful wombats, to the world’s tiniest buildings, lost cities and strangest sporting heroes.

With engaging infographics and lots of fascinating fact files, this National Geographic fact book for kids explores animals, geography, biology, human achievement, and more. Whether it’s bizarre beaches, cool cable cars, floating buildings, or brilliant bugs, this all-new 2020 annual is sure to entertain!

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Weird But True 9

by National Geographic Kids

Published 7 November 2017
Offers a collection of true facts about animals, food, science, pop culture, outer space, geography, and weather.

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The next in the best-selling Weird But True line features National Geographic Kids' two best topics--Weird But True and animals--together in an irresistable combination!

Get ready to ooh, ahh, and awww with wacky stats, tidbits, and trivia about the many ways animals can be incredibly WEIRD! Did you know that you can take a yoga class with goats? Or that there's a pig that loves to paint? Or that slugs have green blood? The wild world of animals just got a little bit weirder in this new edition, packed with 300 facts and photos to encourage curiosity and keep kids entertained, amazed, and laughing for hours!

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It's weird. It's true. And now, it's red, white, and blue! Explore the wonderfully wacky side of the United States of America Weird But True! style.

Calling all patriots! Get ready to explore wacky wonders, facts, stats, tidbits, and trivia about America's 50 states and territories! Did you know that there is a floating post office in Michigan? Or that a library book checked out by George Washington was returned to a New York City library 221 years late? Maybe you'd be amazed to discover that the ink used to print U.S. paper money is magnetic? In this latest and greatest edition of Weird But True!, you'll encounter all kinds of bizarre people, places, events, and things that make our country great.

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Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Discover the most bizarre and surprising news stories that are hard to believe but totally true. These wacky gems are taken from real news stories on subjects you might expect to find in your local paper -- world news, sports, science, entertainment, food, travel, and more. Did you know that scientists invented a “salmon cannon” to catapult fish along their migration route? Or that a man traveled 1,800 miles across Europe eating garbage? Or that a herd of flatulent cows in Germany blew the roof off their barn? These amazing real-life stories prove that fact is often stranger than fiction.

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Did you know that a town in Spain celebrates an annual Tomato fight?  That British police are still searching for crooks who stole 60,000 bees from their hive? These are just a few of the bizarre but totally true stories you'll find in this exciting new addition to the popular Weird But True series that prove fact IS often stranger than fiction! In keeping with Weird But True's signature style, this book features cool photos, a fun design, and plenty of zany stories from current day and history.

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Get volumes 4, 5, and 6 of the incredibly popular Weird but True! series in one out-of-this-world collector's set, featuring three times the trivia and eye-popping photos! At last, all those weird-but-true facts that kids love are collected in this fun-tastic set of compact books. Fascinating information and lively art combine to make irresistible brain candy for young readers. Kids will have such a good time that they won't even realize they're learning!
 
Did you know that lemons can power lightbulbs, or that some goats climb trees? The creators of National Geographic Kids, the nation's most popular kids' magazine, present the second Weird but True! Collector's Set. Its 900 wacky, wild, mind-bending facts cover everything on Earth and beyond, including animals, food, science, pop culture, outer space, geography, weather, and more! They will so wow family and friends that you won't be able to stop turning the pages of this brainteasing treat.

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Get ready for even more zany weird-but-true fun with 1,000 all-new wacky facts, photos, and too-strange-to-believe stories in the newest book in the wildly popular series. It's the ultimate in weird-but-true awesomeness! 

National Geographic has packed 1,000 more ALL-NEW wild and wacky facts and photos into Ultimate Weird but True 3, making this the perfect gift for fact-loving tweens everywhere.

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Get ready for the Olympics! Everything has its weird side--even sports! Add wacky stats, facts, and stories to your arsenal of sports trivia with this new slam-dunk addition to the very popular Weird but True series! Discover tons more zany fun, focused totally on the subject of sports! So step up to the plate to get 300 ALL-NEW amazing facts plus photos.

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Weird But True! 2018

by National Geographic Kids

Published 7 September 2017

This bulging compendium is loaded with jaw-dropping, eye-popping, brain-bending facts and bright, bold photography!

Based on the popular National Geographic Weird but True! Series, this new annual pairs the planet’s quirkiest, wackiest facts with the coolest and strangest true stories. Ranging from geographical curiosity to animal wonders, gross inventions to weird food, the Weird but True! Annual 2018 sparks children’s natural curiosity about the world around them.

Features include:
• Facts and stories about geography, biology, the animal kingdom, social sciences, human achievement and innovation (Did you know the world’s biggest passenger jet weighs as much as 100 hippos?)
• Infographics and fact files
• Bright, bold photography and illustration
• A fact-finding index

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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.

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Have you ever heard about about Boston's Great Molasses flood of 1919, in which 21 people drowned in molasses?  Or the armless archer who used his feet to set a world record? These are just a few of the bizarre stories from history and today that you'll find in this exciting new addition to the Weird But True series. In keeping with Weird But True's signature style, this title features cool photos amd mind-bending stories that are almost too strange to believe!

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Weird But True! is going prehistoric! This new addition to the wildly popular, mind-blowing, fact-packed series is taking on the jaws and claws that ruled the Mesozoic world.

Calling all dino dynamos! Get ready to devour wacky wonders, facts, stats, and trivia about all things dinosaur. Did you know that the T. rex had vision 13 times better than the average human's? Or that people collect fossilized dino poop? And get this: There's a dinosaur named after Hogwarts--Harry Potter's wizarding school! Get ready to meet dinosaurs with horns and feathers, razor-sharp claws and gigantic teeth. You'll encounter the places they lived, the bizarre art they inspired, and the amazing paleontologists who discovered them.