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Ponder, if you willWhat happens to your Social Security number when you die?Why are peanuts listed as an ingredient in plain M&Ms?Why is Barbie's hair made out of nylon, but Ken's hair is plastic?What makes up the ever-mysterious "e;new-car smell"e;?Pop-culture guru David Feldman demystifies these topics and so much more in Do Penguins Have Knees? -- the unchallenged source of answers to civilization's most perplexing questions.Part of the Imponderables series, Do Penguins Have Knees? arms readers with the knowledge about everyday life that encyclopedias, dictionaries, and almanacs just don't have. And think about it, where else are you going to get to the bottom of how beer was kept cold in the Old West?

Why does an "X" stand for a kiss?Which fruits are in Juicy Fruit® gum?Why do people cry at happy endings?Why do you never see baby pigeons?Pop-culture guru David Feldman demystifies these topics and so much more in Why Don't Cats Like to Swim? -- the unchallenged source of answers to civilization's most perplexing questions. Part of the Imponderables® series, Feldman's book arms readers with information about everyday life -- from science, history, and politics to sports, television, and radio -- that encyclopedias, dictionaries, and almanacs just don't have. Where else will you learn what makes women open their mouths when applying mascara?

When Do Fish Sleep? is the third book in David Feldman's best-selling Imponderables(TM) series, packed with answers to perplexing questions and solutions to everyday mysteries, repackaged and featuring a new cumulative index to all ten Imponderables(TM) books.In his bestselling Imponderables(TM) series, David Feldman has shown conclusively that there are answers to just about every question that has been baffling the human race in our relentless search for knowledge and self-improvement. Not the "What is life?" sort of questions, but the really hard ones, like "Why does Mickey Mouse have only four fingers?" or "Why don't birds tip over when they sleep on a telephone wire?"Where lesser mortals fear to tread, David Feldman charges on undaunted and brings us When Do Fish Sleep?, the third installment of his witty, intelligent, enlightening Imponderables(TM) series. Since 1986, the Imponderables(TM) series has delighted and edified more than 2.1 million readers, as well as the countless visitors to the Imponderables(TM) website, and dauntless players of Malarky, the hugely popular Imponderables(TM) board game. With more than 150 irresistible entries--submitted by his loyal readers--charming illustrations by Kassie Schwan, and more than 300,000 copies sold, When Do Fish Sleep? is one of the author's biggest, funniest, and richest collections of answers to the seemingly unanswerable.

Ponder, if you will ...Do snakes sneeze?Why didn't the three musketeers carry muskets?What happens to the holes that are punched out of looseleaf paper?Why don't people smile in old photos?Pop culture guru David Feldman demystifies these questions and much more in How Does Aspirin Find a Headache? Part of the Imponderables series -- the unchallenged source of answers to civilization's most perplexing conundrums -- and charmingly illustrated by Kassie Schwan, this book provides you with knowledge about everyday life that encyclopedias, dictionaries, and almanacs just don't have. And think about it, where else are you going to find out why glue doesn't get stuck in the bottle?

Ponder, if you will ...Has anyone ever seen a live Cornish game hen?Why do quarterbacks say "Hut"?Why do "sea" gulls congregate in parking lots of shopping centers?What does the "Q" in Q-Tips stand for?Pop culture guru David Feldman demystifies these questions and much more in Are Lobsters Ambidextrous? Part of the Imponderables® series—the unchallenged source of answers to civilization's everyday mysteries—and charmingly illustrated by Kassie Schwan, this book provides you with information that encyclopedias, dictionaries, and almanacs just don't have. And think about it, where else are you going to find out what happens to the caffeine left over from making decaffeinated coffee?

Trivia lovers and other browsers will be unable to resist this delightful compendium of little-known but often-argued facts, from the bestselling author of "When Do Fish Sleep?."