Disgusting Things: A Miscellany

by Don Voorhees

A collection of extreme, gross-out, cringe-worthy-and irresistible-trivia.

How long does the human head remain conscious after decapitation?

What fish communicates by farting?

What birds use vomit and poop as weapons?

What worm lives in your intestine and may crawl out your nose?

What is 'liquid cat?'

What historical figure drank the ashes of her dead husband?

What men can tie their penises into knots?

From trivia expert Don Voorhees, Disgusting Things: A Miscellany is the ultimate book of outrageous, revolting, and repugnant trivia, a collection of equally upsetting and intriguing facts that will leave the reader grossed out and wanting more.

Genres: Nonfiction, Trivia, Science, Humor

337 pages, Paperback

First published August 5, 2008

Reviews

[Marsha · Rating 3 out of 5]

A delightfully cringe-inducing compendium of things disturbing, icky, slimy and weird, this book will appeal to almost anyone curious about feces, urine, odd animals, burial practices, et al.

If I had one complaint, it’s that the author didn’t include a handy index. However, there are notes in case the reader wishes to conduct further research on his own. Information about pertinent websites, books and medical journals are clearly written for the curious.

If you want to dazzle or distress people in casual conversation, this book is worth a gander.

[Joanne · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is just a fact-filled book about disgusting things. While some may find the tidbits disgusting, I really just found them informative. Are they facts that I will remember? Some, maybe. This ranges from Body fluids, body oddities, germs, etc. Just an interesting read.

[Scott · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quite entertaining, full of great and gross facts.

[d4 · Rating 3 out of 5]

An amusing mix of informative and completely useless trivia meant to disgust and disturb--perfect for sharing with others. I now know that one can stop hiccups by massaging the rectum, but I hope I never actually utilize this information. The chapter on germs had me cleaning at three in the morning and paranoid about using grocery carts; the chapter on bugs made me itch; the chapter on death just made me uncomfortable with its descriptions of decaying and embalming.

[Don Voorhees · Rating 5 out of 5]

From trivia expert Don Voorhees, Disgusting Things: A Miscellany is the ultimate book of outrageous, revolting, and repugnant trivia, a collection of equally upsetting and intriguing facts that will leave the reader grossed out—and wanting more.

[Marianna · Rating 3 out of 5]

ALmost done-- one more chapter on animals-- this book tell all about turd, boogers, germs, odd foods, to strange habits of people, and animals. Interesting. Another fast reader-- a good bathroom book or waiting for something book.

[Jessica · Rating 3 out of 5]

My friend and I read this book together during our lunch break and it made us laugh...and grossed us out at times. This book isn't ground-breaking in any way, but it had some interesting facts of random knowledge.

[Karl Kindt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic fun, and all true. I could read books like this every day and never get enough. Now I know why SBD toots smell so much worse than regular toots!

[April · Rating 3 out of 5]

A must for all things you probably would rather not know, but very entertaining in it's ridiculousness.

[Elusive.Mystery · Rating 2 out of 5]

A gross and disgusting book about gross and disgusting facts.

[Cody]

cool and wierd, i own it and read it alot.