Presents facts, brief stories, photos, and illustrations showing that fact can be as weird as fiction.

At head of title:National Geographic kid

Presents facts, brief stories, photos, and illustrations showing that fact can be as weird as fiction.

A collection of fun and surprising facts about our world.

This bulging compendium is loaded with jaw-dropping, eye-popping, brain-bending facts and bright, bold photography! It pairs the planet's quirkiest, wackiest facts with the coolest and strangest true stories. From amazing asteroids, killer plants, peculiar puffins and wonderful wombats, to the world's tiniest buildings, lost cities and strangest sporting heroes. Whether it's bizarre beaches, cool cable cars, floating buildings, or brilliant bugs, this new 2020 annual is filled with the wackiest facts! Features include:* Facts and stories about geography, biology, the animal kingdom, social sciences, human achievement and innovation* Infographics and fact files* Bright, bold photography and illustration* A fact-finding index

How hot is lightening? What do you call a group of cats? Inside you'll find 1,000 fun, fascinating, and funny quiz questions.

"...Features tons of tidbits on toys and games, mysteries of history, robots and reptiles, sports and spies, wacky words, and so much more!"--T.p. verso.

Did you hear the one about the crook who broke into a vending machine and then left a trail of cheese curls all the way to his hideout? Or the burglar who left his wallet in an apartment he robbed, and actually went back to get it? Based on the Stupid criminals busted! column in National Geographic kids magazine, this collection of stories about stupid criminals and the ridiculous ways they give themselves away is illustrated with collage art and sprinkled with more than 150 weird-but-true facts about crime.

Packed with 300 wacky facts for young history lovers.