Publisher's Synopsis
Did you know a golf ball was once hit on the Moon? Or that astronauts can't wash their clothes in space? What about the world's largest T-shirt being bigger than a football field?
The Ultimate Book of Weird Facts is your ticket to the strangest, funniest, and most mind-blowing facts from space, sports, fashion, food, and history. Inside, you'll uncover:
- Space Oddities: Scientists have discovered a mysterious "Cold Spot" in space that might be evidence of a parallel universe crashing into ours.
- Bizarre Sports Moments: A Finnish runner once drank a beer every mile of a marathon-and still finished!
- Fashion Fails: In 1800s Paris, it was illegal for women to wear pants without special permission. The law wasn't officially repealed until 2013.
- Unbelievable Cooking: In Iceland, bread is baked underground using volcanic heat and buried for 24 hours-nature's slow cooker!
- Weird World Records: Someone ran a full marathon backward in just 3 hours and 43 minutes.
From cosmic mysteries to absurd records, this book is bursting with hilarious and unbelievable trivia. Perfect for fans of weird history, quirky science, and fun facts that defy logic!