Crazy but True

[caro_]

When we were young (30 years ago) my brother had a book called Crazy but True which gave you all sorts of amazing facts such as "elephants have no memory at all" and calculations such as how to work out the day on which you were born (or the day of any date for that matter).

It also had a hilarious multiple choice quiz at the end.

I would love to pick up this book for my son who will be 8 soon but of course it is no longer in print. I think the publisher was Pengiun or Puffin. Have tired ebay. Not a thing.

Can anyone please either tell me where I can locate this literary tome else suggest another one as wacky?

Thanks

[joko]

you could try 'ripleys believe it or not'

[DaSwede]

Hi Caro, my first reaction was that it sounds Readers Digestish... Are you sure about the title? If you go to

http://www.ilab-lila.com/

and search for not crazy but Incredible but true, there is indeed one such publication from Reader's Digest, 1976. Also a later book by Kevin McFarland, with the same title. None of them Puffin or Penguin - but I did find a cute and funny news article on homosexual penguins in New York while googling for crazy, incredible but true things involving penguins... Well, good luck!

[snook]

Try this here

Don't know if it's the same book, but it was published early 70's, and if the author's name (Jonathan Clements) rings a bell, you're in luck.

[caro_]

Snook - you are right, it IS the right book. I guess I am being snobby but I wanted to find a 1st class copy to give him for his birthday, still I will probably go for one of these anyway - thanks.

DaSwede - I think I will save your suggestion until my son is a bit older! Gotta go now - need to google about strange penguins.........