That's fact-tastic! : mind-blowing, eye-popping, jaw-dropping stuff about our world.

Author

National Geographic Society (U.S.),

Call Number

• J 031.02 THAT (CEN, OSH, WSQ)

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Publication Information

Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2023]

Physical Description

192 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm

Summary

"National Geographic Kids serves up tons of incredible facts and mind-boggling tidbits to wow your friends and family! Did you know that a giraffe's eye is as big as a Ping-Pong ball? Or that about 19 million hot dogs are sold at major league baseball games every year? Or that there is only one bone in your body that's not connected to another one? There's a lot to know, and National Geographic Kids is here to help. Based on a favorite department in National Geographic Kids magazine, this book is chock-full of fascinating facts, silly stats, and catchy little knowledge nuggets in all kinds of awesome categories, from amphibians to black holes to the gold rush"--

Notes

Includes index.

Contents

• Amazing Amazon rainforest facts
• Strong facts about the human skeleton
• Spacecraft facts that blast off
• What's the difference
• Wondrous facts about natural wonders
• Earsplitting facts about sound
• Facts about marine mammals to dive into
• Basketball facts you can take to the hoop
• Awesome facts about amphibians
• Super sharp facts about plants
• One crunchy fact about plants
• Spicy facts to make your eyes water
• Sensational facts about seasons
• Fun facts about toys & games
• Shipshape facts about life on board
• Strange places: Strange shores
• Slippery facts about cephalopods
• Wild facts about parks and preserves
• Festive facts about parades
• Incredible facts about inventions
• Green facts to protect the planet
• Deep facts about Canyons
• Extreme weirdness
• Massive facts about mega cities
• Facts crawling with bugs
• Un-baa-lievable facts about barnyard animals
• Facts to calculate about computer history
• Freewheeling facts about bicycles
• Facts about breakfast foods to wake you up
• Extraordianary facts about the future
• What's the difference?
• Surprising facts about animals on the Serengeti
• Powerful predator facts
• Intriguing facts about Asia
• Open these facts about shells
• Meaty facts about carnivorous plants
• Sloth facts to hang out with
• One floating fact about jellyfish
• Splashy facts about rivers and lakes
• Elemental facts about elements
• Holiday facts to light up your day
• Strange places: the secrets of Stonehenge
• Brilliant facts about the color blue. Snack on tasty facts about cookies
• Nighttime facts about nocturnal animals
• Funky facts that will gross you out
• Pirate facts that will shiver your timbers
• Extreme weirdness
• Bright facts about black holes
• Check into these facts about cool hotels
• High-flying facts about birds of prey
• Colorful facts about coral reefs
• Get a kick out of these soccer facts
• Naturally pricey facts
• Surprising facts about the solar system
• Say g'day to awesome facts about Australia
• Facts that will stick with you
• What's the difference?
• Moving facts about migration
• Facts about rulers who reigned supreme
• Exceptional facts about elephants
• Gold rush facts to dig into
• Sharp and stinging facts about animal defenses
• Ancient facts about pyramids
• Mind-blowing facts about biomimicry
• Strange places: blue volcano
• Penguin facts in black and white
• Terrific facts about turning trash into treasure
• Perplexing facts about puzzles and codes
• Catchy facts about famous musicians
• Zany facts about zoos
• Dig these facts about fossils
• Extreme weirdness
• Facts about famous firsts
• Rev your engine with these facts about vehicles
• What's the difference?
• Odd facts about hoofed animals
• Baseball facts that hit it out of the park
• Engaging facts about Europe
• One great gray seal fact
• Cinematic effects about the silver screen
• Precious about presidential pets
• Prickly facts that stick out
• One whispering whale fact
• Behind the facts.