You Might Be a Zombie and Other Bad News - Writers of Cracked dot Com [0]
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Introduction
THE FIVE MOST HORRIFYING BUGS IN THE WORLD
THREE COLORS YOU DON’T REALIZE ARE CONTROLLING YOUR MIND
THE FOUR MOST BADASS PRESIDENTS OF ALL TIME
FIVE FAMOUS ARTISTS WHO DIDN’T CREATE THEIR SIGNATURE CREATION
SIX TERRIFYING THINGS THEY DON’T TELL YOU ABOUT CHILDBIRTH
FIVE FUN THINGS THAT WILL KILL YOU
FIVE MOVIES BASED ON TRUE STORIES (THAT ARE COMPLETE BULLSHIT)
OH THE PLACES YOU’LL GO (WHEN YOU’RE DEAD): SIX INSANE THINGS SCIENCE MIGHT DO ...
THE FIVE MOST RIDICULOUS LIES YOU WERE TAUGHT IN HISTORY CLASS
THE SIX CUTEST ANIMALS THAT CAN STILL DESTROY YOU
FIVE STORIES ABOUT JESUS’S CHILDHOOD THEY HAD TO CUT FROM THE BIBLE (TO AVOID ...
THE SIX MOST TERRIFYING FOODS IN THE WORLD
FIVE WACKY MISUNDERSTANDINGS THAT ALMOST CAUSED A NUCLEAR HOLOCAUST
THE SIX MOST DEPRESSING HAPPY ENDINGS IN MOVIE HISTORY
FIVE FAMOUS INVENTORS WHO STOLE THEIR BIG IDEA
THE FIVE MOST FREQUENTLY QUOTED BULLSHIT STATISTICS
THE FOUR MOST INSANE ATTEMPTS TO TURN NATURE INTO A WEAPON
THE FOUR GREATEST THINGS EVER ACCOMPLISHED WHILE HIGH
FOUR MYTHOLOGICAL BEASTS THAT ACTUALLY EXIST
FIVE WAYS YOUR BRAIN IS MESSING WITH YOUR HEAD
FIVE FIGHT MOVES THAT ONLY WORK IN MOVIES
FIVE AWESOME PLACES TO HAVE SEX (AND THE HORRIFIC CONSEQUENCES)
FIVE AWESOME THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW COULD MAKE YOU SICK
FOUR THINGS YOUR MOM SAID WERE HEALTHY THAT CAN KILL YOU
THE GRUESOME ORIGINS OF FIVE POPULAR FAIRY TALES
FIVE HORRIFYING FOOD ADDITIVES YOU’VE PROBABLY EATEN TODAY
FIVE STORIES THE MEDIA DOESN’T WANT YOU TO KNOW ABOUT
FOUR BRAINWASHING TECHNIQUES THEY’RE USING ON YOU RIGHT NOW
FIVE HOLLYWOOD ADAPTATIONS THAT TOTALLY MISSED THE POINT
THE TEN MOST INSANE MEDICAL PRACTICES IN HISTORY
FOUR GREAT WOMEN BURIED BY THEIR BOOBS
THE AWFUL TRUTH BEHIND FIVE ITEMS ON YOUR GROCERY LIST
FIVE CLASSIC CARTOON CHARACTERS WITH TRAUMATIC CHILDHOODS
FIVE CONSPIRACIES THAT NEARLY BROUGHT DOWN THE U.S. GOVERNMENT
FOUR TICKING TIME BOMBS IN NATURE MORE TERRIFYING (AND LIKELY) THAN THE ONES IN ...
FIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL EXPERIMENTS THAT PROVE HUMANITY IS DOOMED
THE FIVE CREEPIEST URBAN LEGENDS THAT HAPPEN TO BE TRUE
FIVE BELOVED U.S. PRESIDENTS THE MODERN MEDIA WOULD NEVER LET INTO THE WHITE HOUSE
THIRD REICH TO FORTUNE 500: FIVE POPULAR BRANDS THE NAZIS GAVE US
FIVE SCIENTIFIC REASONS WHY A ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE COULD ACTUALLY HAPPEN
CREDITS
Praise for You Might Be a Zombie and Other Bad News
“Hugely enjoyable. I found it irresistible but, sadly, too useful by far.”
—Noel Botham, chairman of the Useless Information Society and author of The Book of Useless Information
“Trivia on steroids! A wild, irreverent ride through some of the craziest facts I’ve ever come across, and that’s really saying something. I read it straight through.”
—Don Voorhees, author of The Book of Totally Useless Information
“A hugely enjoyable read—witty, well researched, and worth buying for ‘Five Stories About Jesus’s Childhood They Had to Cut from the Bible’ alone.”
—Karl Shaw, author of 5 People Who Died During Sex
“This book blows the lid off dozens of absurd fallacies and unearths scores of highly entertaining historical ironies.”
—Joey Green, author of Contrary to Popular Belief
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