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Steve Silverman was looking for a way to add some spice to his high school lectures when he realized that weird and bizarre true-life stories would capture his students' attention. In fact, they worked so well that the science teacher then began posting his discoveries to his own Web site,... read more
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Steve Silverman was looking for a way to add some spice to his high school lectures when he realized that weird and bizarre true-life stories would capture his students' attention. In fact, they worked so well that the science teacher then began posting his discoveries to his own Web site,... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Setting & Locations edit
- Fruita: Town in Colorado that was home to Mike the Headless Chicken.
- Marseilles, France: Where Joseph Pujol was born.
- New York City: Home of the Collyer brothers.Location of the Michael Mallou murder.Home of the Citicorp Tower.Also where Alfred Ely Beach built his subway.
- Long Beach: Home of Larry and his flying lawn chair.
- Boston, MA: Site of the great molasses tragedy.
- New Iberia, Louisiana: Site of the Lake Peigneur disaster.
- Los Angeles, California: City where Charles Mallory Hatfield promised 18 inches of rain.
- Cassopolis, Michigan: Birth place of kitty litter.
- Syracuse, NY: Birth place of the Brannock Device.
- Brooklyn, New York: Where Vaseline was discovered.
First Sentence edit
The e-mail message seemed innocent enough.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Steve Silverman (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2001
ISBN: 0740714198
Page Count: 192
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2001
ISBN: 0740714198
Page Count: 192
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 031.02
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