Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Extraordinary Book of Facts: And Bizarre Information (56 page)

Johnson, Edward H.,
102

Johnson, Lyndon,
250

Johnson, Magic,
177

Johnson, Tom,
75

Johnston Atoll,
346–347

joke books,
93

Jolly Green Giant,
156
,
262

Jones, Edward D.,
161

Jones, James Earl,
109

Jordan, Michael,
177

Juan, Dr. Stephen,
204

jukeboxes,
19

jungle animals,
72

Jupiter,
174

K

K,
275

kaleidoscope,
327

karate,
49

kayaking,
49

Kaysing, Bill,
356

Keck Telescopes,
30

Keebler, Godfrey,
61

Keller, Helen,
73

Kelly, Gene,
183

Kenmuir, John,
108

Kennedy, John F.,
250
,
360

Kentucky Derby,
75

kerosene fungus,
51

Kerouac, Jack,
106

ketchup,
53
,
201
,
258

kidnapping,
304

kidneys,
225

kilograms,
193

kilts,
181

Kimmel, Jimmy,
380

King, Stephen,
106

King Henry VIII
,
241

King of Kings
,
183

King Tut’s tomb,
126

Kingman Reef,
344

Kinko’s,
61

kissing,
16
,
65
,
154
,
192
,
197
,
289

kitchen utensils,
8
,
65

kitty litter,
99–100

kiwifruit,
131

Klugman, Jack,
365

knights,
65

knock off work
,
312

Krachie, Ed,
21

Kraft, Joseph,
293

Kraft Caramels,
293

Kraft Macaroni & Cheese,
52
,
305

L

L&M cigarettes,
156

Labric, Pierre,
197

lacrosse,
75

Lake Nicaragua,
42

Lake Titicaca,
42

lakes,
188
,
294
,
305

land ownership,
47

landfills,
88

Landsteiner, Karl,
364

languages,
189
,
283
,
298

lapis lazuli,
31

Las Vegas,
180
,
284

Latham, Peter Mere,
366

laughing,
50
,
70
,
119
,
221

Lauper, Cyndi,
1

Laurel, Stan,
109

Lavakan,
63

Lavassor, Madame,
102

Lawrence, Joseph,
61

laws, loony,
164
,
279

lawsuits,
43

lawyers,
214

layoffs,
274

Lazarus, Emma,
29

lb
.,
275

lead,
37
,
88

leeks,
44

left vs. right,
319

left-handedness,
34
,
173
,
252

leftovers,
25
,
172
,
215

Lego,
91

Leigh, Vivien,
133

lemons,
92
,
254

Lennon, John,
13
,
211

leopards,
223

leprosy,
126

let the cat out of the bag
,
324

letters, of alphabet,
290

lettuce,
44

Lever Brothers,
22

Levi’s,
265

Lewis, Jerry,
109

liberal arts,
77

libraries,
242

Library of Congress,
242

life expectancy,
5
,
214

Lifebuoy,
276

Lifesavers,
260
,
292

light-years,
174

lighthouses,
281

lightning,
34
,
80
,
166
,
203
,
291

limelight
,
14

limerick,
196

limey
,
350

Lincoln, Abraham,
1
,
73
,
120
,
127
,
132
,
163
,
271
,
277

Lincoln Logs,
169–170

Lindbergh, Charles,
209
,
227

lines, Murphy’s law of,
219

lions,
72

lips,
288

liquor,
322

Lister, Joseph,
61

Listerine,
61

liters,
193

Little Bighorn,
228

Little Red Riding Hood,
128

liver,
225

Locard, Edmund,
365

lollipops,
14

Lombardi, Vince,
97

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth,
3

lottery,
20
,
21

Louis XIV,
326

Louis XV,
313

Lovett, Lyle,
286

Lowe, Ed,
99

Lowe’s law,
139

Lowell, Percival,
341

Lubin, Charles,
22

Lucian of Samosata,
93

luggage handling,
144

Lugosi, Bela,
127

lukewarm
,
86

lunar landing,
356–360

lungs,
225

Lynn, Loretta,
286

M

M&M’s,
260
,
293

M*A*S*H
,
273

Macpherson, Elle,
108

Macy’s,
141

Madagascar,
216

Madison, James,
163
,
185

Maertens, Klaus,
161

magazines,
211

mail carriers,
108

make money hand over fist
,
57

malaria,
113

mallee bird,
198

Malone, Karl,
177

mammals,
203
,
216

Manhattan Island,
208

Mankiewicz, Herman,
370

Mantle, Mickey,
315

manure
,
123

maple syrup,
310

maps, Murphy’s law of,
219

Marble Dry Goods Palace,
103

Marceau, Marcel,
19

Marcel, Jesse,
382
,
384

mariachi music,
13

Marignac, Jean de,
37

marijuana,
126

marriage,
25
,
270

marriage proposals,
134

Mars,
340–343

Mars, Forrest,
293

Mars, Frank,
293

Marston, William Moulton,
153

Martin, Steve,
273

“Mary Had a Little Lamb,”
38

Mary Poppins
,
4

matches,
116

Matisse,
306

Matsumur, Fuseo,
365

Mattel,
91

Mayan Empire,
42

Mayflower
,
287

mayfly,
55

mayonnaise,
52
,
195

McDonald’s,
11
,
253
,
263

McEnroe, John,
75

McKinley, William,
120

McMahon, Ed,
101

measurements,
193
,
325

meat, grades of,
66

Medicis,
103

medieval England,
8

men,
28
,
50
,
112
,
119
,
243

Mendelssohn, Felix,
38

mental health,
50

Mercedes-Benz,
210

mercury,
88

Mercury,
162

mesquite bushes,
148

Metallica,
380

metals,
77
,
88

meteorites,
80

meteors,
174

metric system,
193

mice,
62

Michelangelo,
306

Michelin, Pierre,
1

Middle Ages,
8
,
65

Midway Islands,
344–345

migraine headaches,
24

mile,
325

Miles, Sylvia,
4

military,
295

milk,
35
,
143
,
310

Mill Novelty Company,
100

Miller Brewing,
141

Miller, Glenn,
99

million
,
20

Mills Brothers,
19

Milton Hershey School,
293

Mimosa pudica
,
157

miniature golf,
116

Minnelli, Lisa,
109

Minuit, Peter,
208

Mir
spacecraft,
30

mirrors,
30

Missio, Lino,
64

Mission Impossible
,
101

Mix, Tom,
127

moles,
272

Mona Lisa
,
306

money, paper,
314

money
,
327

monkeys,
217

Monopoly,
7

Monroe, Marilyn,
127

Montana, Joe,
232

Montessori school,
239

mood,
50

moon,
62
,
124
,
162
,
174
,
248

moon landing,
356–360

moose,
105
,
223

mopeds,
51

Morgan, Garrett,
313

Morgan, Julia,
368
,
369

Morrison, Wade,
175

Morton Salt Co.,
56

mosquitoes,
84
,
394

Mother’s Day,
104

moths,
217

motion pictures,
4
,
103
,
109
,
127
,
133
,
147
,
183

Mouffet, Thomas,
318

mountains,
76

mourning,
206