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Discover's 20 Things You Didn't Know About Everything

How much do you know about . . .

Obesity
Sleep
Meteors
Aliens
Bees
Sperm banks
Sex in space
Duct tape
Germs
Airport security
Death
Ancient weapons
Rats
The Internet
Birth
Weather
Milk
Mosquitoes
Your body
Space disasters

DISCOVER'S 20 Things You Didn't Know About Everything is the first book written by the editors of the award-winning DISCOVER magazine. Based on DISCOVER'S most eagerly awaited monthly column, "20 Things You Didn't Know About," this original book looks at many popular—and sometimes unexpected—topics in science and technology, and reveals quirky, intriguing, and little-known facts.

Whether you're just curious or think you already know everything, this book is guaranteed to expand your mind.

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Title of ebook: Discover's 20 Things You Didn't Know About Everything
ISBN: 9780061631269
Publisher: HarperCollins e-books
Internet download file size: 248 kb
Pages: 336
Released online for download: 03-25-2008
Author of eBook: Editors of Discover Magazine, The

Discover's 20 Things You Didn't Know About Everything

Duct Tape, Airport Security, Your Body, Sex in Space...and More!

Chapter One

20 Things You Didn't Know About Airport Security

I think arriving at or departing from any airport in America is just horrendous these days.
—Roger Moore, British actor

Anyone who travels by air has good reason to be concerned. Besides post-9/11 jitters, we increasingly hear reports of flaws in the air traffic system, overworked flight controllers, computer failures at peak traffic hours, near misses in the air and on the ground.

One carefully underreported threat (don't panic the customers) is shoulder-fired surface-to-air missiles—easy t ... read full excerpt from Discover's 20 Things You Didn't Know About Everything ebook