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Do Penguins Have Knees?: An Imponderables Book

AUTHOR Feldman, David
PUBLISHER Harper Perennial (11/02/2004)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

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Ponder, if you will

What happens to your Social Security number when you die?
Why are peanuts listed as an ingredient in plain M&Ms?
Why is Barbie's hair made out of nylon, but Ken's hair is plastic?
What makes up the ever-mysterious "new-car smell"?

Pop-culture guru David Feldman demystifies these topics and so much more in Do Penguins Have Knees? -- the unchallenged source of answers to civilization's most perplexing questions.

Part of the Imponderables(R) series, Do Penguins Have Knees? arms readers with the knowledge about everyday life that encyclopedias, dictionaries, and almanacs just don't have. And think about it, where else are you going to get to the bottom of how beer was kept cold in the Old West?

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ISBN-13: 9780060740917
ISBN-10: 0060740914
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 336
Carton Quantity: 20
Product Dimensions: 5.30 x 0.79 x 8.04 inches
Weight: 0.58 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Index, Price on Product, Illustrated
Country of Origin: US
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BISAC Categories
Reference | Curiosities & Wonders
Reference | Questions & Answers
Reference | Topic - Celebrity & Popular Culture
Dewey Decimal: 031.02
Library of Congress Control Number: 2004044786
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Ponder, if you will

What happens to your Social Security number when you die?
Why are peanuts listed as an ingredient in plain M&Ms?
Why is Barbie's hair made out of nylon, but Ken's hair is plastic?
What makes up the ever-mysterious "new-car smell"?

Pop-culture guru David Feldman demystifies these topics and so much more in Do Penguins Have Knees? -- the unchallenged source of answers to civilization's most perplexing questions.

Part of the Imponderables(R) series, Do Penguins Have Knees? arms readers with the knowledge about everyday life that encyclopedias, dictionaries, and almanacs just don't have. And think about it, where else are you going to get to the bottom of how beer was kept cold in the Old West?

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Author: Feldman, David
Feldman is the author of the Imponderables series, as well as Who Put the Butter in Butterfly? and How to Win at Just About Everything. He has a master's degree in popular culture from Bowling Green State University in Ohio and consults and lectures on the media. He lives in New York City.
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