From the Book - First edition.
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History's weirdest disasters
Dates to know: snacks in America
How to: land a plane in an emergency
Explorers and adventurers
Fear factor: America's scariest amusement park rides
Dates to know: attractions and amusement parks in America
Nature's deadliest poisons
Brain teaser: the missing money
Great mysteries: what they left behind
Weapons that changed history
Card trick 1: "the flipped card"
How to: escape from being tied up
How to: collect fingerprints
How to: get out of quicksand
What are you really worth?
Codes: there is danger may come very soon
Card trick 2: "the math genius trick"
How does it work? Satellites
Brain teaser: the four triangles
How to: win at rock, paper, scissors
Top eleven greatest moments in sports history
Athletes who changed the world, literally
Amazing comeback, upset, refuse to lose
Best individual performance
Dates to know: sports in America
Treasure: buried and otherwise
The two most horrifying, hideous, and disgusting creatures in the world
- Fantasy wars : who would win? Vikings vs. pirates
Fantasy wars: who would win? Aztec vs. Inca
How 3,000 men beat 50,000, and other great battle stories
How does it work? Cell phones
So you want to be a rock star
The only four sports dynasties worth mentioning, and why no one will ever top them
Largest sports facilities in the United States
The most successful movies ever shown in America
How to: create a blockbuster movie
Dates to know: media in America
Cool things to expect in your lifetime
Do not trade or throw out!
World's greatest daredevils
Speeds ... in miles per hour
Dates to know: transportation in America
How does it work? MP3 player & iPod
Things to remember your whole life
People, people everywhere...
Predators, kings of the hill
How to: fight off an alligator
Diseases you definitely don't want to get
The biggest man-made things on planet Earth
Things you didn't know (but probably should)