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Hippo Eats Dwarf
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Author : Alex Boese
language : en
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Release Date : 2010-02-05
Hippo Eats Dwarf written by Alex Boese and has been published by Pan Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-02-05 with Humor categories.
The following news story apparently first appeared in the Las Vegas Sun: 'A circus dwarf, nicknamed Od, died recently when he bounced sideways from a trampoline and was swallowed by a yawning hippopotamus waiting to appear in the next act. More than 1,000 spectators continued to applaud wildly until they realized the tragic mistake.' And yet, of course, Od never existed; which doesn't stop the story appearing every few years as a news item, set in fictional circuses from Manchester to Thailand and Sydney. The hippo-eats-dwarf story is a) bizarre, b) almost certainly fake and c) masquerading as real, which describes a disturbing amount of what we hear and read about in magazines and on the web. Scientific investigator Alex Boese, who has for ten years run the web's biggest myth-busting website www.museumofhoaxes.com, has collected together a wonderfully entertaining anthology of the best urban myths of recent years, from bonsai kittens reared in jars to keep them small to male lactation, and confirms or de-bunks them once and for all. So did Burger King really release a left-handed Whopper, with all of the condiments rotated through 180 degrees? Is dehydrated water available to buy online? Or are they just hippo-eats-dwarf urban myths?
Hippo Eats Dwarf
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Author : Alex Boese
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006-10-12
Hippo Eats Dwarf written by Alex Boese and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-10-12 with categories.
Huge mutant cats roam the land! Haunted kitchen appliances auctioned on eBay! Cell phones implanted in teeth! Human-flavored tofu makes a tasty snack! Or is this all just b.s.? These stories and many more have actually circulated through our culture in recent times. Don't be a victim of today's Misinformation Age! Read this amusing and essential "field guide to navigating modern (un)reality -- from birth to death to eBay and beyond. Author Alex Boese holds a master's degree in the history of science and is recognized as a hoaxpert by CNN and the New York Times, among others. He is the creator and curator of www.museumofhoaxes.com. Illustrations.
Elephants On Acid
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Author : Alex Boese
language : en
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Release Date : 2011-03-21
Elephants On Acid written by Alex Boese and has been published by Pan Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-21 with Science categories.
Discover a world of outrageous experiments with the Sunday Times top ten bestseller, Elephants on Acid. Guided by Alex Boese's engaging storytelling, unearth answers to questions that have tickled your curious mind – from the unusual to the hilariously absurd. 'Excellent accounts of some of the most important and interesting experiments in biology and psychology' – Simon Singh, author of The Code Book A riveting look at historical experiments that challenge conventional thinking: If left to their own devices, would babies instinctively choose a well-balanced diet? - Discover the secret of how to sleep on planes - Which really tastes better in a blind tasting - Coke or Pepsi? - Would your dog run to fetch help if you fell down a disused mineshaft? - What would happen if you gave an elephant the largest ever single dose of LSD? Elephants on Acid humorously delves into these and more, delivering a unique blend of popular psychology and historical science – a fascinating insight into the bizarre world of scientific experiments.
The Museum Of Hoaxes
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Author : Alex Boese
language : en
Publisher: Orion Media
Release Date : 2005-03
The Museum Of Hoaxes written by Alex Boese and has been published by Orion Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-03 with Fraud categories.
What is it that gives us such delight in hoaxing the gullible?The April Fool perpetrated by Burger King who advertised they were to produce left-handed hamburgers for the 32 million left-handed Americans. They were inundated with eager buyers...The famous BBC TV 'Spaghetti Tree' hoax...The outrage caused by Taco Bell's announcement that they had purchased the Liberty Bell and henceforth it would be known as the 'Taco Liberty Bell' ... Taken from the website www.museumofhoaxes.com this is a hilarious collection of hoaxes which proves just how gullible human beings are.
Electrified Sheep
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Author : Alex Boese
language : en
Publisher: Boxtree
Release Date : 2011-09-01
Electrified Sheep written by Alex Boese and has been published by Boxtree this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-01 with Science categories.
Benjamin Franklin was a pioneering scientist, leader of the Enlightenment and founding father of the USA. But perhaps less well known is that he was also the first person to use artificial respiration to revive an electric shock victim. Odder still, it was actually mouth-to-beak resuscitation on a hen that he himself had shocked. Welcome to some of the most weird and wonderful experiments ever conducted in the name of science. Packed full of eccentric characters, irrational obsessions and extreme experiments, Electrified Sheep is the long-awaited follow-up to the bestselling Elephants on Acid. Watch as scientists attempt to blow up the moon, wince at the doctor who performs a self-appendectomy - and catch the faint whiff of singed wool from an electrified sheep.
Psychedelic Apes
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Author : Alex Boese
language : en
Publisher: Pan
Release Date : 2021-07-08
Psychedelic Apes written by Alex Boese and has been published by Pan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-08 with Science categories.
What if we're living inside a black hole? What if we've already found extraterrestrial life? What if the dinosaurs died in a nuclear war? What if Jesus Christ was actually a mushroom? Psychedelic Apes delves into the curious scientific subculture of weird theories. Thoroughly bizarre and contrary to the established norm, these ideas are often vehemently rejected by the intellectual community. From the creation of the universe to the evolution of humans, the birth of civilization right through to our more recent past, Psychedelic Apes explores some of the craziest ideas from science and history and shows that, sometimes, even the weirdest theories may be proved true.
Hippos Eat B And N
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Author : Matt Reher
language : en
Publisher: Training Wheels
Release Date : 2015-07-01
Hippos Eat B And N written by Matt Reher and has been published by Training Wheels this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-01 with categories.
Down The Rabbit Hole
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Author : Juan Pablo Villalobos
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Release Date : 2012-10-02
Down The Rabbit Hole written by Juan Pablo Villalobos and has been published by Macmillan + ORM this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-02 with Fiction categories.
"A brief and majestic debut." —Matías Néspolo, El Mundo Tochtli lives in a palace. He loves hats, samurai, guillotines, and dictionaries, and what he wants more than anything right now is a new pet for his private zoo: a pygmy hippopotamus from Liberia. But Tochtli is a child whose father is a drug baron on the verge of taking over a powerful cartel, and Tochtli is growing up in a luxury hideout that he shares with hit men, prostitutes, dealers, servants, and the odd corrupt politician or two. Long-listed for The Guardian First Book Award, Down the Rabbit Hole, a masterful and darkly comic first novel, is the chronicle of a delirious journey to grant a child's wish.
Indian Circus
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Author : Mary Ellen Mark
language : en
Publisher: Chronicle Books (CA)
Release Date : 1993
Indian Circus written by Mary Ellen Mark and has been published by Chronicle Books (CA) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Art categories.
"Mary Ellen Mark fell in love with the Indian circus in 1969, during her first trip to India. As she watched a huge hippopotamus walk around the ring with its mouth wide open, wearing a pink tutu, she was struck by the beauty and innocence of the show. She returned to India many times, and in 1989 and 1990 she devoted six months to photographing eighteen circuses, following them around the continent by train, plane, van, and auto-rickshaw. Secretive, highly competitive, and each a closed, self-sufficient society, the circuses embody what Mark calls "a poetry and a craziness that are still uncorrupted, and honest, and pure."" "Beautifully printed in tritone, this remarkable collection of photographs captures the texture of circus life outside of the ring - exhausting, humorous, poignant, and often bizarre - as well as the affection and devotion that the performers have for each other and their animals." "Indian Circus is documentary photography at its finest. The photographs are not only compelling portraits of the performers, but also eloquent and poetic narratives about life in the Indian circus."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Hippos Eat
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Author : Matt Reher
language : en
Publisher: Training Wheels
Release Date : 2015-07-01
Hippos Eat written by Matt Reher and has been published by Training Wheels this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-01 with categories.