Bestselling book, fantastic new look! Uncle John's Bathroom Reader got a FACTASTIC facelift for the 28th all-new edition of this beloved book series. Now with a fancy flexi-cover and slightly larger trim size on the outside, and a sleeker style on this inside! All of our fans' Bathroom Reader favorites are packed into these glorious pages-from little-known history to the origins of everyday things-plus odd news, weird fads, quirky quotes, mind-bending science, head-scratching blunders, and all sorts of random oddities. Oh yeah, and thousands of incredible FACTS! Feel smarter (and a bit more dignified) as you settle into... * Weird Body Parts of the Rich and Famous * The Wild Man of Borneo * Cryptic Movie Titles Explained * "Pathological Generosity" and Other Real Medical Conditions * How to Perform CPR on Your Dog * When Postal Workers Go Rogue * Start Your Own Country! * Animals Under the Influence * Welcome to No Mans Land * The Mad Potter of Biloxi * Saved From the Trash: The "Lost Leonardo" * The Ten Longest Wars in History * Stomach-churning Food-Safety Mistakes * You Swallowed What? * Incredible Stories of Survival * The Case of the Stolen Bridge and Other Weird Crime Reports And much, much more!

Author Biography

The Bathroom Readers' Institute is a tight-knit group of loyal and skilled writers, researchers, and editors who have been working as a team for years. The BRI understands the habits of a very special market-Throne Sitters-and devotes itself to providing amazing facts and conversation pieces.