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Interesting Stories For Curious People: A Collection of Fascinating Stories About History, Science, Pop Culture and Just About Anything Else You Can Think of by [Bill O'Neill]

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Want to impress your buddies at the bar?

Need to think of something interesting to do at the next family gathering?

Want to learn a bunch of random facts about history, science, true crime, and the paranormal?

Pick up Interesting Stories for Curious People, the ultimate guidebook for a plethora of interesting facts about a whole bunch of several different topics. A quick read packed with information from cover to cover.

Here you will find out:

How did a Frenchman successfully use a spontaneous combustion defense during a murder trial?
How did a German teenager help end the Cold War?
Why did some really smart guys think foam houses would be the wave of the future?
What is a chupacabra and why are there two of them?
Did Cleopatra really die from a snake bite?

You’ll be glued to the pages of this book reading interesting fact after interesting fact as Interesting Stories for Curious People brings you the in-depth knowledge of some things you may have heard about and always wondered, but now will learn the truth. You’ll finally be able to separate fact from fiction and will be surprised to learn that some of the things you’ve been told, even by your teachers, was just plain wrong!

Whether you are a trivia maven or just a person who likes to learn new things, you’ll learn something new and find yourself entertained as you discover some of the most fascination criminals, ghost stories, strange habits of historical figures, and just weird things that are a part of our world. So open this book and your mind and see another side of things that you may not know existed.

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March 16, 2020
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You may be surprised to know that the ancient Egyptians enjoyed imbibing beer nearly every day, oftentimes all day! It wasn’t that the Egyptians were necessarily a culture of soaks, they just didn’t have access to potable water. Even back then, the Nile River was full of animal waste, making it undrinkable for the most part. Beer was the safe alternative.
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By the time Christopher Columbus made his first voyage to the Americas in 1492, knowledge of Ptolemy’s maps was well-known among the nobles and explorers of Europe. Benefit-to-cost analyses are what actually kept Columbus from getting funding from the Portuguese and English; they simply believed that an expedition to Asia across the Atlantic would cost more than any type of profit it could net.
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0861DQHKX
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 16, 2020
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2707 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 238 pages
Lending ‏ : ‎ Enabled

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Not for children!!!

Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2020

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This book is filled with subject matter that is not for children at all. The cover and the description make it seem like it would be a great book for a curious and intelligent pre-teen who loves history, but most of the stories seem to be about murder and there is also a lot of sexual content. I bought this as a gift for my son and can't give it to him, and I'm disappointed.

1,302 people found this helpful

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Sandy

Not a good book for kids

Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2020

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I thought this book was for children because it claimed "curious" stories about history and science. However, I am very disappointed about it after I read some of them to my daughter. It has stories about alcoholics, a lot of supernatural stories, and a lot of stories that no one understands. Totally trash!

569 people found this helpful

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Hot topics and fun tales to stimulate and entertain

Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2020

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Author Bill O’Neill has authored many books on Trivia and stands as somewhat of an expert in this field! His topics include movies, football, baseball, wars, rock music, simply random trivia facts and US States. Now with a nod to providing interesting reading material while passing the time at home, Bill offers a cascade of stories that provide not only entertainment but also so educational topics!

Providing an overview of the topics of interest in this book, Bill outlines his content in the Introduction – ‘This book will introduce you to some of the strangest facts on the face of the earth. You’ll learn about a Kansas town that people claim is so haunted that many call it the “Gateway to Hell,” as well as an urban myth about a Soviet drilling expedition that may – or may not have – opened a portal to Hell. You’ll learn about historical facts that were more than likely overlooked in your history classes. How Alexander the Great dies, how Cleopatra died, what happened to American Indian leader Sequoya, and the truth about Christopher Columbus’ expedition are just a few of the historical stories you’ll read about…You’ll read about a star that is many times bigger and brighter than our own, what will happen when computers become self-aware, what causes “brain freeze,” and how the government has been actively searching for extraterrestrials.’

And if that tasty intro doesn’t convince you to explore this fascinating book, add in stories about pop culture, sports stories about athletes, and even a few true crime tales to boot.

Not only is the book entertaining – it is also very instructive. For those familiar with Bill O’Neill’s talent for tickling the brain, this book is a must read – one of his best. For those who are simply looking for solid entertaining reading to while away the hours, welcome to the field expert! Highly recommended – especially during these times… Grady Harp, March 20

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Katrina

Not what I thought

Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2020

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I bought this for my brother-in-law and did not give it to him after reading a story about cannibalism on a bus. I didn't think it was interesting, I thought it was very disturbing. I quickly threw it out forgetting I could return it. Do not recommend. There are better books out there.

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This Is An Excellent Book With interesting Information In It.

Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2020

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This is an excellent book with interesting information in it. Readers of this book could gain some additional knowledge that they did not have before reading this book. Some of the interesting information in this book includes the following information: There are three downs per possession in the Canadian Football League compared to four in the National Football League in the United States. The CFL stadiums are much smaller than the NFL stadiums. The town of Arica with over 200,000 inhabitants is the driest city in the world. Other than the main road that connects to Bolivia, the roads in and out of the city are very primitive. Tom Dooley was a man named Tom Dula. Due to people's accent in that part of Appalachia, Dula's last name was pronounced with a long e sound. Billy the Kid was born Henry McCarty in 1859, but often went by the alias William Bonney.

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LThey are interesting

Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2020

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Now I will say at the start of this review if you are into trivia and such these stories will be familiar to you. However there are some new items also. That is the thing about trivia books. There is a lot you already know, but then you find a little nugget about an item that you didn't know. That is the fun in reading books likes this those hidden nuggets that you find. Now there is always something new to read , but for me it is the little extra bits that keep me reading. I will keep reading books like this because I like to be amused by the trivia.

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Barry D.

Inane, Puerile, Daft, Insulting

Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2020

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Before my purchase, I did see two one-star reviews. However, both of them were where the customer was looking for a children’s book and were disgusted that this was obviously oriented to fully grown adults. “Well, that’s fine with me,” I said, “I’m sixty-one!”
But my problem with this “book” was precisely the opposite: it seems to be oriented to the unlearned and undiscriminating eye of the eighteen year-old fresh out of high school. And “stories” isn’t really what is done here! The whole product reeks of the likelihood that a 21 year-old college student got in his mind that he could “write a book and make some money.” The author displays absolutely no talent for the writer’s art. And his “stories” read more like salacious anecdotes than real literature. The more robustly educated you are, the more likely you will be utterly dissatisfied with this product. (I quickly requested to return the book, and Amazon refunded my payment.) Forget about buying this trash!

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Gerald Balcerak

If you love a recipe for a great read then this is a scrumptious casserole for your your mind.

Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2020

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I have read several of the authors books and found them all to be a plethora of information and excellent reads. This book lives up to my expectations. Without leaving any spoilers it is safe to say this is chalk full of tidbits overlooked in history classes. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. I love that I can read a small section and get a complete story or read as long as I like. I highly recommend this book.

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S. Mc

Not necessarily for children like I thought.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 10, 2020

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I thought this was a children's book and bought it for my 12 year old. She found it boring and didn't get far into it. I have randomly opened it and read about Colonel Hogan and his sexual antics and his making of pornos, their words not mine. Not really something I would talk about at a family gathering like the book suggests.

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J. colville

American and rather uninteresting

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 16, 2020

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Im a regular non fiction reader and expected a good read. This book printed by Amazon in the UK is really the antithesis of the title.
The stories are very American slanted and none are memorable imo.
I regret this purchase

85 people found this helpful

Faye Firth

Boring drivel

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 28, 2020

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One mans views on things he finds interesting. Teenagers won’t find this interesting at all. The stories are not stories just a commentary on things with facts thrown in. Who cares the difference between a hot dish and casserole for example. These things aren’t at all relatable to people under the age of 40, or 50 even. I’m 40, I wouldn’t impress any of my mates at the bar with any of this!

86 people found this helpful

Mariya A. Talib

Violent.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 6, 2020

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Drivel. It's definitely not for young adults, and it's pretty useless knowledge. Poorly written and uninteresting.

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RLCP

Definitely interesting!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 26, 2020

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I really enjoyed this book. The stories cover a vast array of different topics and subject areas, which makes it perfect for anyone who likes to learn fun little general knowledge ‘fact-lets’. The tone is informative, yet humorous, with the author’s voice shining through to tell each story with his own slant.

I dipped in and out of this book over the course of a couple of days as the format was great for doing just this. The stories included are all quite short, providing just enough information about each topic to give a good picture. I was intrigued by quite a few of the weird and wonderful facts, so I fully intend to look into some of the content in greater depth.

An excellent collection of stories which are most definitely interesting!

Thank you to the author and LibraryThing for providing me with a review copy free of charge in exchange for an honest and unbiased view.

21 people found this helpful

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