It’s True: You Eat Poison Every Day

It’s True: You Eat Poison Every Day

By: Peter Macinnis

My dentist said, “I’ve just given you a lethal injection.” He explained that the novocaine he’d just injected into my jaw was fatal or would be if it went into a vein. Where it was, in the muscle, the injection was safe. In researching this book, I discovered that poisons are used as beauty iids and medicines as well as for murder and war. I read stories of king and queens who thought each meal might be their last (ElizabethI had guards to taste test her food in case it was poisoned and people to check inside her gloves). I read about criminals who botched the job, and explorers who ate their dogs. I found out why green dresses were once so dangerous and why we should beware of Botox. It’s true, poison are everywhere. The ggod news is that you won’t die of them at least probably not today…… [download]

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It’s True: You can Make Your Own Jokes

It’s True: You can Make Your Own Jokes 

By: Sharon Holt

WHY JOKES? My nine-year-old son loves making up jokes. He used to tell really BAD jokes that weren’t funny because they didn’t have a punchline. Knock knock. Who’s there? Dinosaur. Dinosaur who? Just dinosaur. See what I mean? One day when I couldn’t stand it any more I sat down to explain to him how jokes work. I’ve always loved listening to jokes, but I’d never been very good at telling them. We came up with some simple instructions for different types of jokes, and within days we were writing dozens of original gags. Like this one . . . Knock knock. Who’s there? Dinosaur. Dinosaur who? Dino-saur you were home so we thought we’d drop in. That got me thinking about humour in general. I did some research into clowns, riddles and April Fools’ Day. I wondered if laughter really was the best medicine. And of course I wrote more jokes. Me, a joke writer? You’ve got to be joking! But if I can do it, so can you Have fun!. [download]

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