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Weird But True #10
Weird But True 10
Did you know that ears are self-cleaning, or that itching is contagious? It's all totally weird ... but true!
The world can be a pretty wacky place! Kids will have a blast exploring just HOW wacky in the 10th book in the wildly popular Weird But True series, full of 350 surprising and amazing facts. Topics include science, space, weather, geography, food, pop culture, and just about everything else under the sun, presented with fascinating photos and illustrations. This quirky little reference is so much fun, kids forget they're learning.
The world can be a pretty wacky place! Kids will have a blast exploring just HOW wacky in the 10th book in the wildly popular Weird But True series, full of 350 surprising and amazing facts. Topics include science, space, weather, geography, food, pop culture, and just about everything else under the sun, presented with fascinating photos and illustrations. This quirky little reference is so much fun, kids forget they're learning.
- GenresNonfiction
216 pages, Paperback
Published August 28, 2018
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114 people want to read
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National Geographic Kids
813 books277 followersWith more than 600 titles—including the popular Weird But True franchise and the New York Times Best Selling National Geographic Kids Almanac—National Geographic Kids Books is the recognized leader in nonfiction for kids. Published in 28 languages, NGK Books reaches approximately 85 million kids every year.
Offering K-12 educators resources that align to and support the Common Core State Standards, National Geographic has a long history of providing high-quality informational texts suitable for primary, upper elementary, and middle school English language arts, social studies, and science classrooms.
Offering K-12 educators resources that align to and support the Common Core State Standards, National Geographic has a long history of providing high-quality informational texts suitable for primary, upper elementary, and middle school English language arts, social studies, and science classrooms.
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February 26, 2021
A fun and easy read that entertains and educates. When I read a book from this series, I always learn a ton of random but interesting facts, but I also learn at least one fact that is relevant to my everyday life. I’ve also gotten some unique gift ideas for those friends who seem to have everything. (Yes, you really can buy a banana holder for your bicycle.) So, forget that these are kids’ books and pick one up and be surprised at just what you take away from it.
Mosquitoes pee on you while they suck your blood.
You can buy perfume that smells like kitten fur, popcorn, or earthworms.
There’s an empty crypt beneath the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C.
The most common color of penguin poop is pink.
The island of Madagascar smells like vanilla ice cream.
Some cats purr more than 150 times per second.
A library in Iowa has more than 4000 tiny books, many of which can be read only with a magnifying glass.
The “green flash” is a phenomenon in which the sun briefly changes color on the horizon as it rises or sets.
J was the last letter added to the alphabet.
Mosquitoes pee on you while they suck your blood.
You can buy perfume that smells like kitten fur, popcorn, or earthworms.
There’s an empty crypt beneath the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C.
The most common color of penguin poop is pink.
The island of Madagascar smells like vanilla ice cream.
Some cats purr more than 150 times per second.
A library in Iowa has more than 4000 tiny books, many of which can be read only with a magnifying glass.
The “green flash” is a phenomenon in which the sun briefly changes color on the horizon as it rises or sets.
J was the last letter added to the alphabet.
December 19, 2018
The tenth in the Weird But True series is here and I’m sure kids are happy about it. These little books pack a punch with lots of facts that are…weird. Kids love reading these books and then telling anyone who will listen to the weird fact they just learned. These books are always the first chosen from my book bag when I’m in a classroom.
Facts are from various topics including science, space, weather, geography, food, and pop culture to name a few. National Geographic quality photography and illustrations fill the pages along with the facts. There is just enough silliness in these facts to keep kids excited to find out the next fun fact. Did you know that 99% of people can’t lick their elbows? I bet you just tried it too. I can’t. Can you?
Some facts that I enjoyed include:
There are more book titles on earth than living species!
Adding salt to pineapple makes it sweeter. (I love adding salt to watermelon. I’ll have to try this!)
A library in Iowa has more than 4,000 tiny books many of which can be read only with a magnifying glass. (It’s the University of Iowa Library)
Two artists in London built a maze made of 250,000 books.
The average rain cloud weighs as much as 100 elephants.
There is a fun fact for everyone and will keep kids busy for a while. It may even encourage them to research further like I did, looking up the Iowa library that had 4,000 mini books. With its smaller size, it would make a perfect stocking stuffer. This book would also be great for a classroom teacher gift.
Facts are from various topics including science, space, weather, geography, food, and pop culture to name a few. National Geographic quality photography and illustrations fill the pages along with the facts. There is just enough silliness in these facts to keep kids excited to find out the next fun fact. Did you know that 99% of people can’t lick their elbows? I bet you just tried it too. I can’t. Can you?
Some facts that I enjoyed include:
There are more book titles on earth than living species!
Adding salt to pineapple makes it sweeter. (I love adding salt to watermelon. I’ll have to try this!)
A library in Iowa has more than 4,000 tiny books many of which can be read only with a magnifying glass. (It’s the University of Iowa Library)
Two artists in London built a maze made of 250,000 books.
The average rain cloud weighs as much as 100 elephants.
There is a fun fact for everyone and will keep kids busy for a while. It may even encourage them to research further like I did, looking up the Iowa library that had 4,000 mini books. With its smaller size, it would make a perfect stocking stuffer. This book would also be great for a classroom teacher gift.
December 3, 2018
This interesting book combines colorful illustrations and photos with tid-bits of weird information about history, science, biology, culture, animal life, and a million other subjects!
I read through the entire book in just a half hour, fascinated with every wacky statement and attracted to each page by the stunning photos. I learned so many freaky things, like that jellyfish used to have hard shells, there is an albino humpback whale off the coast of Australia, and that it's against the law in the USA for donkeys to sleep in bathtubs! haha! Weird and random and hilarious!
I only wish that each little fact had had a bit more information. Some of the factoids needed more explanation, and it was unclear what the results or implications of the fact would be. It left me scratching my head, and wondering what was meant. I suppose this could be a catalyst for kids to do a little research on their own and find some answers, but it annoyed me not to have all the information.
This would be the perfect book to read with a child or teen. It would spark their imagination and get them curious about the world!
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a free and honest review. All the opinions stated here are my own true thoughts, and are not influenced by anyone.
I read through the entire book in just a half hour, fascinated with every wacky statement and attracted to each page by the stunning photos. I learned so many freaky things, like that jellyfish used to have hard shells, there is an albino humpback whale off the coast of Australia, and that it's against the law in the USA for donkeys to sleep in bathtubs! haha! Weird and random and hilarious!
I only wish that each little fact had had a bit more information. Some of the factoids needed more explanation, and it was unclear what the results or implications of the fact would be. It left me scratching my head, and wondering what was meant. I suppose this could be a catalyst for kids to do a little research on their own and find some answers, but it annoyed me not to have all the information.
This would be the perfect book to read with a child or teen. It would spark their imagination and get them curious about the world!
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a free and honest review. All the opinions stated here are my own true thoughts, and are not influenced by anyone.
October 5, 2020
This was a book that completely amazed me!
December 19, 2018
The newest National Geographic Kids Weird But True is out and has more than 350 fun facts you’ll want to know.
Would you have guessed that the average rain cloud weighs as much as 100 elephants? Would you be tempted to eat octopus flavored potato chips? There is such a thing. If you lived in Tibet, you might be inclined to put Yak butter in your tea. Lemons float and limes sink. Why do you think that is? A great gift idea might be perfume that smells like kitten fur, popcorn, or earth worms. A recent study showed at least 18% of pet owners FaceTime with their furry friends. Did you know it’s illegal for a donkey to sleep in a bathtub in Arizona?
Fun facts about the world we live in are weird but informative. Readers will learn about animals, food, and inventions that are wacky and almost unbelievable. National Geographic doesn’t disappoint. Readers will enjoy looking at all of the cool photos and images laced with colorful oversized lettering. Parents and teachers will find this guide educational and entertaining.
Would you have guessed that the average rain cloud weighs as much as 100 elephants? Would you be tempted to eat octopus flavored potato chips? There is such a thing. If you lived in Tibet, you might be inclined to put Yak butter in your tea. Lemons float and limes sink. Why do you think that is? A great gift idea might be perfume that smells like kitten fur, popcorn, or earth worms. A recent study showed at least 18% of pet owners FaceTime with their furry friends. Did you know it’s illegal for a donkey to sleep in a bathtub in Arizona?
Fun facts about the world we live in are weird but informative. Readers will learn about animals, food, and inventions that are wacky and almost unbelievable. National Geographic doesn’t disappoint. Readers will enjoy looking at all of the cool photos and images laced with colorful oversized lettering. Parents and teachers will find this guide educational and entertaining.
December 7, 2018
This book is FANTASTIC. I could not stop reading it and both my boys thought is was super cool too! Did you know that it's illegal for a donkey to sleep in a bathtub in Arizona, USA and opossums are about the size of a grain of rice at birth and that 14 babies can fit in a teaspoon?!?!!! So cool right! In this book you will read about 350 outrageous wild, and out of this world weird but true facts. This book has all the things that I love about National Geographic...the amazing photos, great tidbits and facts, as well as the well written factfinder located in the back of the book. 5 stars
June 22, 2022
This book was surprisingly interesting. It really hooked me with the opening, "The average rain cloud weights as much as 100 elephants." I used that to hook my 8-year-old who was even more hooked after I showed him "lemons float; limes sink." His response was exactly like mine - "We need to test that!" We did. It's true. Many of the facts are truly surprising and sometimes laugh out loud funny and the pictures are great. I recommend this book for curious kids and easily entertained adults.
September 4, 2023
"The book has a lot of outrageous, crazy facts which I never knew. It is really interesting to get to know all does knew facts. It was really cool the best part is that it is a series and if you are not interested in this one you can find a another one. This was the 10th from the series excluding the special one such as food, Canada, sport and so on the book."
- Sunwoo K., 5A
- Sunwoo K., 5A
February 9, 2025
Only reason for 4 stars was that there's nothing special about it, it's similar to all the other Weird But True! books. But it's pretty interesting and good for a light read. I like telling people the facts I've learned in it, and when they ask who told me, I can say "National Geographic" and they won't give it a second thought.
January 3, 2026
This book is aptly named. There are a lot of weird facts contained in its pages. The strange facts and colorful pages will appeal to kids, but as an adult, I would like to see some sources to back up the claims the book makes. Still, this collection will make you a champion at your next trivia competition, if you can remember them all!
July 15, 2019
I saw so many kids choose National Geographic books as their summer reading prize I decided I should read at least one to see why these are so popular, particularly with boys. I doubt there will be teachers who don't know about them, but I'll probably include one in my ACCIRA presentation.
August 17, 2020
My favorite fact has to be the one about a type of spider that looks like the sorting hat from Harry Potter.
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November 9, 2020350 Weird But True facts by National Geographic Kids.
January 8, 2021
Good book
August 21, 2021
I really love to sit down and just read some facts. These facts are all random and interesting.
July 8, 2022
I thought that these facts were very interesting. The weird but true books are so fun to read. In a non-fiction unit in class, I chose the funniest series, which was weird but true.
January 11, 2023
A fun trivia book that entertained my kids for a good while this afternoon.
March 30, 2024
Didn't keep me engaged for too long. Why- just because of my preference in books. I don't like nonfiction that much.
November 19, 2024
an book full of interesting facts.
March 10, 2019
Weird But True 10, a nonfiction book by National Geographic Kids, is filled with super weird facts. I learned some weird stuff that I probably will never need to know. It is a weird book for people who like being grossed out but also have fun at the same time!
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May 13, 2024Full of interesting facts that was perfect for my 9 yr old. We had fun together. I highly recommend this to use together for conversation.
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May 27, 2019How are you supposed to "rate" this kind of a book?
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