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Why Do Pirates Love Parrots?

by David Feldman

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Ponder, if you will . . . Is yawning contagious? Do starfish have faces? Why do they put crinkly paper into pairs of men's socks? Why is it that cans of Diet Coke float, but cans of regular Coke don't? Pop culture guru David Feldman demystifies the... Read more

Ponder, if you will . . . Is yawning contagious? Do starfish have faces? Why do they put crinkly paper into pairs of men's socks? Why is it that cans of Diet Coke float, but cans of regular Coke don't?

Pop culture guru David Feldman demystifies these questions and much more in "Why Do Pirates Love Parrots? "

One of the Imponderables(R)--the unchallenged source of answers to civilization's most perplexing conundrums--and charmingly illustrated by Kassie Schwan, this book provides you with knowledge about everyday life that encyclopedias, dictionaries, and almanacs just don't cover. And think about it: Where else are you going to find out how they get the paper tag into a Hershey's Kiss? Less

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File size7.96x5.36x0.92inches
Print pages362
PublisherHarper Perennial
Publication date September 1, 2007
ISBN9780060888435
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David Feldman
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David P. Feldman is professor of physics and mathematics at the College of the Atlantic. He is the author of Chaos and Fractals: An Elementary Introduction....

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