Fact or Phony?: The Fact or Fiction Behind Urban Myths

Author Paul Mason

Publisher Gareth Stevens Publishing

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Author

Paul Mason

Publisher

Gareth Stevens Publishing

Volume

Copyright

2016

ISBN13

9781482442755

Release

Format

eBook

Grade Level

4th Grade - 6th Grade

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TBD

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Overview

This book takes a look at many different urban myths, exploring their origins and assigning a "fact" or "phony" label to each after careful evaluation. Fun fact boxes and amusing illustrations help explore common beliefs--can people get sucked out of an airplane bathroom\'s toilet? Do human fingernails keep growing after a person dies? The only way to find the truth is to keep turning the page!
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Read this Part First…!.
1: So You Might Hear Myths Like… Wait 30 Minutes after Eating before Swimming, or You'll Drown.
2: Where in the World?.
3: It'll Never Work!.
4: If You Swallow an Orange Seed, an Orange Tree Will Grow Inside You.
5: You Only Use 10% of Your Brain.
6: Chewing Gum Takes 7 Years to Pass Through Your Digestive System.
7: You Can Cook an Egg with Two Mobile Phones.
8: A Bolt of Lightning Cannot Harm You in a Vehicle with Rubber Tires.
9: It'll Never Happen!.
10: Eating Apple Seeds Can Poison You!.
11: On Average, Women Swallow 4.4 to 9 Pounds (2–4 kg) of Lipstick during Their Lifetime.
12: Where in the World?.
13: A Special Chemical in Swimming Pools Turns Red If You Pee in the Water.
14: Peeing on a Live Rail Will Electrocute You.
15: A Tooth Left in a Glass of Coke Will Dissolve Overnight.
16: Orange Juice is Bad for Your Teeth.
17: Vampires Do Exist –– and Their Hair and Nails Keep Growing after They're Buried.
18: It'll Never Happen!.
19: Take Our Hitler Quiz.
20: Blonde People Are Slowly Going to Die Out.
21: Food-Related Inventions You Probably Haven't Heard of before.
22: Friday the 13th is Unlucky.
23: It's Possible to Be Sucked Into an Airplane Toilet.
24: You're Taller in the Morning Than in the Evening.
25: It'll Never Work!.
26: Green Cars Are Unlucky.
27: You Should Open a Window during a Tornado.
28: Toilet Inventions You Probably Haven't Heard of Before.
29: Take Our Hiccup Quiz.
30: A Dog's Bite Is Cleaner than a Human's.
31: Where in the World?.
32: You Can Tell Someone's Character from How They Look.
33: A Scuba Diver Was Once Mistakenly Dumped Onto a Forest Fire.
34: Eskimos Kiss by Rubbing Noses.
35: It'll Never Happen!.
36: You Can Unlock a Car Using a Mobile Phone.
37: A Penguin Was Once Stolen from a Zoo!.
38: You Can Drink Your Own Pe
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Fact or Phony?: The Fact or Fiction Behind Urban Myths

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