Uncle John's Bathroom Reader: Attack of the Factoids

Title: Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Attack of the Factoids
Author:  Bathroom Readers' Institute
Genre:  Entertainment, reference
Publisher:  Portable Press
Publish Date: March 1st 2014
Pages:  Paperback:  416
ISBN:  9781626860407
Obtained:  Free review copy from Netgalley.
Synopsis: Packed with more than 400 pages, Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Attack of the Factiodsis a fact-a-palooza of obscure information. Like what, you ask? Here are just a few extraordinary examples:
* Bats always turn left when they exit a cave.
* In the 1960s, astronauts trained for moon voyages by walking on Hawaiian lava fields.
* Lloyd's of London insured Bruce Springsteen's voice for 3.5 million English pounds.
* Physician Amynthas of Alexandria, Greece, performed the first known nose job in the Third Century B.C.
* Military toilet paper is printed in a camouflage design, since white could attract enemy fire.
* Elvis Presley always wore a helmet when watching football on TV.
* King Henry VIII's ladies at court had a ration of one gallon of beer per day.
* It takes the energy from 50 leaves on an apple tree to produce one ripe fruit.
* The only country to host the Summer Olympics but not win a single gold medal was Canada, in 1976.
And that's just the beginning! So what are you waiting for? Attack!


Trivia is fun. Random small bits of information that can tell us more about our world. Or at the very least liven up a gathering. The other wonderful thing about trivia is it makes for light, fun reading. Which the Uncle John's Bathroom Readers seem to be the epitome of when it comes to trivia.

I really don't have much to say on this book to be honest. Mainly because it's exactly what it says on the cover. A huge collection of trivia facts. Nothing more, nothing less. It's a good source to get your trivia. Just don't expect much difference from any of the previous Bathroom Reader books.

So if you're a fan of trivia in general or the Bathroom Reader books, go ahead and pick this up. Whether you read in the bathroom or not.

RATING: 10 out of 10 (I don't usually add notes with my ratings but I want to explain it got a ten because it does exactly what it says it does in an easily accessible way.)