3,219 Surprising, Strange, and Striking Things About the World

Written by Melina Gerosa Bellows

Book #2 in the Totally Random Facts series

Discover bizarre truths about nature, history, and beyond.

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224 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Dive into a world of astonishing trivia with the second volume of Totally Random Facts. From male seahorses giving birth to donut-shaped squid brains, explore over 3000 surprising facts. This collection spans cuddly pets, venomous spiders, and mysterious exoplanets, all brought to life with stunning photography and design. Perfect for trivia lovers and curious minds, this book promises to intrigue and entertain with its weird-but-true revelations. What other unexpected wonders will you uncover?

From the publisher

DID YOU KNOW? Male seahorses give birth, not females. Hershey’s kisses used to be square. Squid have nine brains–and the central one’s shaped like a donut, with a hole in the middle! Even MORE fantastic facts and incredible images come to life in the second volume of the kid-favorite TOTALLY RANDOM FACTS series. There is a wild world of VERY random information out there! This second volume of the beloved Totally Random Facts series rounds up another 3000-plus of those surprising, strange, and striking nuggets of information. Covering everything from cuddly pets to venomous spiders and exoplanets to undersea trenches, this uber-giftable hardcover showcases amazing photography, cool design, and weird-but-true information. If your trivia-phile is interested in it, there’s a Totally Random Fact about it! Find more fantastic facts in Totally Random Facts volume 1, or tempt your uber-curious kid with wacky Q&amp;As in Totally Random Questions volumes 1-8!

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