Grossopedia: A Startling Collection of Repulsive Trivia You Won’t Want to Know! (Rachel Federman)

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GRUESOME, DISGUSTING, AND ABSOLUTELY VILE! Loaded with hundreds of disgusting, repulsive, gruesome, and loathsome facts, this is by far the foulest collection of trivia around. Try not to gag as your read about bad breath, bile, burps, ear wax, scabs, sneezes, snot, spit, and sweat. Avert your eyes or discover the truth about flesh-eating bacteria, maggots, sour milk, rotten fruit, and toe jam. With gross-out facts about animals, the human body, the environment, cultures around the world, and the nasties of your very own home, you won’t be able to stop reading – though maybe you’ll wish you had! GROSS TOPICS:Animal kingdom, including fire-ant nests and shark’s spiral poopHuman body, including bad breath, farts, pus, and rigor mortisAround the house, including dead skin cells and pillow mitesHistory, including Black Plague and guillotine clean-upEnvironment, including the amount of pee in public pools, litter in outer space, and sewage in oceansDisgusting customs, including being buried alive, maggot-infested-cheese, and the Moose Dropping FestivalMedicine, including maggot therapy and uses of crocodile poop