Brewer's Nettle Knickers and Exploding Toads: Curious Facts from the Faintly Peculiar to the Downright Bizarre
Author(s): Ian Crofton
This quirky and eclectic collection will open your eyes to a whole world of things you didn't know you didn't know and have you peppering your conversation with such diverse trivia as political nicknames, unusual weapons, notable cat lovers and heroic animals. This attractive volume includes snippets of classic Brewers phrase and fable as well as stranger-than-fiction facts, amusing anecdotes, quotations and weird news items. Amongst the pages you may encounter: the champagne monk, glow-in-the-dark testicles, four-and-twenty blackbirds baked in a pie, Big Bertha Nostradamus, the Viennese Vegetable Orchestra, the Harmonious Breakfast, Gris-jambon Vert, Kruptadia - Monsieur Mangetout, the Dog of God, Indian Jasmine and much more!
Product Information
General Fields
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- : 166576
- : 166576
- : July 2022
- : books
Special Fields
- : Ian Crofton
- : Paperback