Weird but True

Written by Janet Goldenberg · Illustrated by Phoebe Gloeckner

Discover bizarre science facts: raining frogs, genius brains, and more oddities await.

3.6 Goodreads · 24 ratings

96 pages· ~700L

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Bookroo's summary

Dive into a world of bizarre science where frogs rain from the sky, insects become snacks, and genius brains are preserved in jars. Explore Japan's unique funerals for objects and meet a Swedish child with an unpronounceable name. This collection of strange truths, paired with comic-book-style illustrations, will leave you questioning reality and craving more oddities. What other peculiarities does the world hold? Uncover the weirdest, grossest, and most amazing facts that defy logic and challenge your understanding of the natural world.

From the publisher

The oddest, the grossest, the most amazing information – it’s all here in this outrageous collection, packed with eye-popping, comic-book-style illustrations.Did you know…In Japan they hold funerals for broken dolls and other objects?There’s a kid in Sweden whose parents named him Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnckssqlbbllll6?That Albert Einstein’s brain can be found in not one but two pickling jars in a doctor’s apartment in Kansas? (Don’t even ask about Walt Whitman’s!)It’s oh-so-weird – and oh-so-true!

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