Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Extraordinary Book of Facts: And Bizarre Information

Uncle John's Facts and Trivia

by Bathroom Readers' Institute

Our readers asked for it, and here it is: Uncle John's first collection of his greatest short facts and quick reading material. Open up to any page of Extraordinary Book of Facts and you might find a list of, say, obscure words ('exocannibals' eat enemies; 'indocannibals' eat friends). Flip to another page and there's a whole bunch of facts about how long things take (a yak's gestation period: 258 days). On another page: kid facts (the average four-year-old laughs 400 times per day; grownups, about 15). So be smarter and laugh a lot more with this amazing collection that features thousands of great facts, plus word origins, myth-conceptions, conspiracy theories, and much, much more! Arranged for simple and speedy reference, this book is the perfect companion for trivia buffs and knowledge junkies everywhere!

Genres: Nonfiction, Humor, Trivia, Reference

396 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 1, 2006

About the author

The Bathroom Reader's Institute UJBR boasts more than 12 million books in print and a membership base topping 40,000 loyal readers . . .

Reviews

[H (trying to keep up with GR friends) Balikov · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nothing but trivia for those whose lives need a little diversion. “Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Extraordinary Book of Facts combines the most intriguing, enlightening material from nine previous Bathroom Reader favorites into one concise volume. Flush with delightfully useless — and sometimes even useful — information about sports, movies, music, politics, American and world history, and much more…”

Yes this is intended as bathroom reading so there are plenty of bathroom “facts.” "The average American buys 17 yards of dental floss each year." “Seventy-six percent of bathroom readers prefer their toilet paper to hang over the top.” “Americans use more than 4.8 billion gallons of water flushing toilets each day." "If you live an average life span, you’ll spend about six months on the toilet.”

But there is a lot more and I particularly found the historical facts interesting. “Only pharaohs were allowed to eat mushrooms in ancient Egypt." "In the 1500s England’s Queen Elizabeth I outlawed wife beating after 10 p.m.”

Yes it is true that Edwin Booth, brother of assassin John Wilkes Booth, was responsible for saving the life of Abraham Lincoln’s son, Todd.

Even an electronic version of this book serves its purpose. 4*

[Erin · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love this stuff!!! I can't help it, I'm a dork...
Anyway, here's a quickie for ya..

Pigs say...

English- Oink oink.
Russian: Kroo
French: Groin Groin
German: Grunz

[Melinda · Rating 5 out of 5]

These might sound strange, but I love all the little facts in these. And no, I don't read them in the bathroom! lol

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

Okay, it won't win any prizes, but only because Pulitzer refuses to accept 'longest time in close proximity to a plumbing fixture' as relevant.

[Nadine Mu. · Rating 5 out of 5]

so fun to read when you're bored!! when I read this book, I couldn't go 10 minutes without telling someone " did you know that..." and add a random fact.

[Andi · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ehhh

I understand with the number of uncle john readers there is bound to be overlaps in stories. However, in this book there were several repeats in just different sections of the book. Sloppy editing.

[Susie Evans · Rating 3 out of 5]

Who doesn't love random bits of useless information? The Uncle John books are awesome.

[Regina · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book. Sometimes I just keep it in my purse and when I get bored I take it out and start reading random facts. This book is very entertaining and very funnny.

[Josh]

Hmm... The Books of Useless Information are a little better at this. I enjoy the "running feet" in the normal Bathroom Readers, but I got bored of an entire book of them fairly quickly.

[Raul Cortez · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found this book very interesting!! I love random useless facts!! I learned so many things I didnt know! :D I recomend this to anyone who loves random interesting facts!

[Shelby Martin]

ahhh there is soo much to learn from this book hahaha

[Georgene · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting entry in The Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Series. I did find several facts that were incorrect. I specifically found the article on the UFO "scare" of the late 1940's through the 1960's to be incorrect at various points. The article claims that there wasn't much stir about UFOs after the late '40's, but I grew up with people that discussed them avidly during the '50's and '60's. Minor point perhaps, but if such things are printed as fact, then more and better research should have been done. (I am not talking about UFO enthusiasts, but merely people discussing the pros and cons of the theory.

[Gareth Brewin · Rating 1 out of 5]

Far too America centric.

Got about 40 pages in before closing and soon to delete. Far too 'ain't America great' style of facts and presentation.
Yes, it's an American author and series, but as is typical with all American non fiction, documentaries, podcasts etc, they seem practically oblivious to the existence of any other countries and cultures outside of their own country.
Unenjoyable and biased to their own short, colonial history. And about 5 facts seemed incorrect. I was too busy rolling my eyes to check, but I suspect much Holywood style embellisment to some ''facts' .
A disppointingly obnoxious book.

[Adri266 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Milujem taketo knihy, ktore su plne uplne zbytocnych faktov, ale aj zabavnych informacii. Necitala som to v kuse, kazdy den po trosku. A ako pise jedna citatelka v recenzii, kazdu chvilu som niekoho otravovala: Toto si pocul? A toto si vedela? A vies, kolko... 😀 Moja rodinka toho mali veru dost 🙂

[David M. Carroll · Rating 5 out of 5]

Now you know

I really like these Bathroom Reader books. So many fascinating facts about so many subjects! The only hard part is trying to remember some of them for a lull in the conversation.

[Deviki · Rating 3 out of 5]

Books I've read and provided detailed reviews over the years but all data is lost after accidental deletion and GD refuse to restore it back.

Adding books back to my library for my own reference and tracking purposes

[Peter · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting book of trivia.

[Asciigod · Rating 3 out of 5]

Passed the time while passing stool. About what I expected. Thanks Uncle John!

[Jeffrey Dickerson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun facts

It is fun to read through the myriad of interesting facts in this book. An easy, educational read. Well organized and indexed.

[Lynn Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another one in the series of Uncle John's Bathroom Readers. I really love these books as I learn new things while I don't have anything better to do and when I only have a couple of minutes. It is easy to read a few pages here or there. It's not required to read the book in the bathroom but it does give you something productive to do so you can learn while you sit! I'll definitely be buying another one of these!

[Patricia Atkinson · Rating 5 out of 5]

loved it like all uncle johns they are packed with lots of information that you can enjoy no matter where you are..

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

When I can't sleep, but I am overly tired to follow the story line and plot of the novel I am reading, I enjoy reading these readers. I do hate the "bathroom" part of their title.

[Chelto · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book

I love to read about facts they’re very interesting so if u have time go ahead and read this it’s the second one I have bought they worth it

[nicole · Rating 5 out of 5]

good

It’s a good book that I recommend because it has facts. It is a great gift for someone who like these kinds of facts