Jay Ingram makes learning fun in this one. A lot of ground gets covered and probably a lot of these questions are ones you have thought of. When he's tackling questions like how much pee is in a pool, it's simply enough. Other questions however get overly scientific. Then of course there are many examples where theories are given but then shot down by the author; which is frustrating. This would make a good gift for trivia fans.

4 <b> For crying out loud</b>

Protip: to ensure that onions do not make you cry try not to form an emotional bond with them works everytime!

This book is set up in parts : human body, human brain , animal kingdom, the natural world and weird science. Each part has multiple questions in it and it give a easy to understand yet fact based response to questions. My favorite part of the layout is the Did you know section under each question I think that was the most fun to read. Now the 3-4 page response to each question was also interesting to learn as well don’t get me wrong. The comics included are also adorable and funny.

So to answer our cover question why do onions make us cry? Did you know it’s a chemical reaction from the blade to compounds in onions? All the “old wives tales” to prevent tearing up are actually not foulproof! For example : I believed if I wore gloves I was better off and my spouse thought chopping onions underwater prevented the crying. ( which what a dude thing to do that’s crazy dangerous)
The only way to keep those tears at bay is to condition your body to it.. so go buy a few hundred pounds of onions and get your conditioning on.
The book is fun at parts it gets a bit dry and boring but I like that for those areas I could just swipe past them and move on. This would be a great bathroom reader. I personally laugh hysterically when my spouse disappears for a bit and spouts knowledge to me because in my mind I am like.. oh he pooped how nice.