curiosities and wonders

As the full moon approaches, its skin sprouts long hairs, its nose grows long, and its mouth fills with long fangs. Hunched and hungry, the werewolf howls at the shining moon!.

Have a troll problem? Ring church bells near their ears or lure them into a lightning storm. They will run away in terror! This title covers the legends of trolls and how these mythical creatures have transformed through history.

Looks at several myths, misconceptions, quotes and more that have been found to be untrue, including that camels do not carry water in their humps, vikings did not wear horned helmets and more.

A travel guide to the wonders of the world that provides insider secrets on how to see them.

Provides answers to the questions about the world, including unexpected explanations, global facts, oddities of food, global numbers, and more.

Updates world and American records and reports new categories established during the year.

Presents the biggest, smallest, fastest, longest, and other record setters for 2018 in the categories of space, Earth, animals, humans, fantastic feats, science and technology, arts and media, and sports.

Contains 5,000 facts about various topics.