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1,000 amazing gross facts

Derrick, Stevie. (Author). Mills, Andrea. (Added Author). Morgan, Ben, 1968- (Added Author). Benton, Adam. (Added Author). Bull, Peter, 1960- (Added Author). Carter, Stuart. (Added Author). Hughes, Jon, 1967- (Added Author). Dynamo Limited. (Added Author).

Dive into a world of gross facts and discover the secret science of everything icky and sticky

Book  - 2023
J 031.02 Der
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  • ISBN: 9780744081435 (pbk.)
  • Physical Description 152 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
  • Edition First American edition.

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"Content previously published in The science of goo! and It can't be true! Poo!"--Copyright page.
Includes index.

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1,000 Amazing Gross Facts

SectionSection DescriptionPage Number
1All about Goo
    Giant slime8
    Devil's fingers fungus10
    Slippery frogspawn12
    Globules of slimy snot14
    Nature's nose pickers16
    Tongue trick18
    Squishy eyeball20
    Honeydew farming22
    Glowing trap24
    Monster fatberg26
    Plastic pollution28
    Super saliva30
    Bubble blower32
    Solid-liquid slime34
    Super sticky snail trail36
    Deadly tongue trap38
    Gourmet goo40
    Edible insects42
    Mucus bubble44
    Living slime mold46
    Rivers of liquid rock48
    Sinking into soil50
    Sinking feeling52
    Gooey medicine54
    Pus-filled pimples56
    Sticky seabird vomit58
    Mucky mud bath60
    High-speed sneeze62
    Oozing resin64
    History of glue66
    Gooey gum68
    Flypaper plant70
    Sticky spider silk72
    Wonder web74
    Sea slime76
    Blooming goo78
2All about Poo
    How is poo made?82
    What's poo made of?84
    How many bacteria are there in one poo?86
    Bottom bacteria88
    Life on the toilet90
    How much poo has been pooed?92
    What is pee?94
    How much pee has been peed?96
    How much gas do you pass in a lifetime?98
    Toilet data100
    How much toilet paper does the world use?102
    Where does poo go?104
    How much energy is in poo?106
    Waste in space108
    Poo in the past110
    Whose poo?112
    Moo poo?114
    Which animal poos the most?116
    How often do animals poo?118
    Poo picnic120
    Dung drinkers122
    What use are poo and pee?124
    Defensive dung126
    How strong is a dung beetle?128
    Why are wombat poos square?130
    What's the biggest pile of poo in the world?132
    Bat cave134
    How far does food travel?136
    How much methane gas do cows fart?138
    Poo palace?140
    What's the biggest fossil poo?142
    What's the biggest poo parasite?144
    Record breakers146
Glossary148
Index150