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1,000 amazing gross facts / [written by Stevie Derrick, Andrea Mills, Ben Morgan].
Title:
1,000 amazing gross facts / [written by Stevie Derrick, Andrea Mills, Ben Morgan].
ISBN:
9780744081435
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Edition:
First American edition.
Publication Information:
New York, NY : DK Publishing, 2023.
Physical Description:
152 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
General Note:
Includes index.
"Every hour, the world uses enough toilet paper to wrap around the planet 14 times."--Cover.
"The droplets in sneezes travel at speeds up to 100 mph."--Cover.
"Human produce 1.1 trillion gallons (4.2 trillion liters) of snot every year."--Cover.
Contents:
1. All About Goo. Giant slime ; Devil's fingers fungus ; Slippery frogspawn ; Globules of slimy snot ; Nature's nose pickers ; Tongue trick ; Squishy eyeball ; Honeydew farming ; Glowing trap ; Monster fatberg ; Plastic pollution ; Super saliva ; Bubble blower ; Solid-liquid slime ; Super sticky snail trail ; Deadly tongue trap ; Gourmet goo ; Edible insects ; Music bubble ; Living slime mold ; Rivers of liquid rock ; Sinking into soil ; Sinking feeling ; Gooey medicine ; Pus-filled pimples ; Sticky seabird vomit ; Mucky mud bath ; High-speed sneeze ; Oozing resin ; History of glue ; Flypaper plant ; Sticky spider silk ; Wonder web ; Sea slime ; Blooming goo -- 2. All About Poo. How is poo made? ; What's poo made of? ; How many bacteria are there in one poo? ; Bottom bacteria ; Life on the toilet ; How much poo has been pooed? ; What is pee? ; How much pee has been peed? ; How much gas do you pass in a lifetime? ; Toilet data ; How much toilet paper does the world use? ; Where does poo go? ; How much energy is in poo? ; Waste in space ; Poo in the past ; Whose poo? ; Moo poo ; Which animal poos the most? ; How often do animals poo? ; Poo picnic ; Dung drinkers -- What use are poo and pee? ; Defensive dung ; How strong is a dung beetle? ; Why are wombat poos square? ; What's the biggest pile of poo in the world? ; Bat cave ; How far does food travel? ; How much methane gas do cows fart? ; Poo palace? ; What's the biggest fossil poo? ; What's the biggest poo parasite? ; Record breakers.
Summary:
"Did you know that the global population produces more than a million tons of poo every day? Or that the ancient Egyptians used animal excrement in their medicine? That sea cucumbers can vomit their sticky insides when threatened, yet still survive? Children aged 9+ will love all these facts and more, presented either with jaw-dropping CGI illustrations or eye-popping photography - plus additional boxes feature diagrams that make information easy to understand." -- Publisher website.
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OCLC Number:
on1346153449
Availability:
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