PASS THE BUCKET…
Even if you can boast a gross little brother or sister
who picks their nose or farts in your sleeping bag, believe it or not there are things going on right now all over the world that are far, far yukkier than that. Fully grown adults who should know better do some really horrible things, too. For instance, did you know that in some places people don’t let their dead rest in peace, keeping them up all hours (and years) joining in family celebrations? Or that in other places people eat rotten food – and not because they forgot to go to the shops, but because they actually like it?
who picks their nose or farts in your sleeping bag, believe it or not there are things going on right now all over the world that are far, far yukkier than that. Fully grown adults who should know better do some really horrible things, too. For instance, did you know that in some places people don’t let their dead rest in peace, keeping them up all hours (and years) joining in family celebrations? Or that in other places people eat rotten food – and not because they forgot to go to the shops, but because they actually like it?
Did you know that some animals eat their dinner while it’s still alive? And do you know what’s living in your body – apart from you? Would you like to find out? Then this is the book for you! Try to have a bucket handy – or you could pick up some sickness bags next time you go on a ship or a plane.
Air sickness bag facts:
(Free extras, not part of your 1001 facts!)
Virgin Atlantic got top designers to work on its air sickness bags. The cost of a full set of 20 stylish bags has been known to reach triple figures. You can buy rare air sickness bags on ebay. The world’s largest collection of air sickness bags is owned by Niek Vermeulen of the Netherlands who has 3,728 of them, from 802 airlines. A British Airways air sickness bag from 1996 has instructions (for what? – vomiting?) in 11 languages – which is a record, apparently. There is an email group for people who want to swap (unused) air sickness bags.
Your turn
If there was such a thing as the University of Yuk, you’d graduate from it with flying colours by the time you reach the end of this book.That’s why you’ll be more than qualified to fill in your own yukkiest fact on the very last page to complete the grand total of 1001. Perhaps you know a really yukky fact that we’ve missed? Or has something really gross happened to you? Was your cat sick on your snack? (And did you notice before you ate it?) Or did the book make you sick on your snack? Whatever your yukkiest fact might be, you know what to do. Now, ready to cringe?
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