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David Feldman’s "Do Penguins Have Knees?" tackles a wide array of everyday curiosities. The book offers humorous yet factual responses to questions such as what happens to a Social Security number after death, why peanuts appear as an ingredient in plain M&M’s, why Barbie’s hair is nylon while Ken’s is plastic, and how beer was kept cold in the Old West. Part of the Imponderables series, it equips readers with knowledge that encyclopedias and almanacs typically do not cover.
First publish date: 1991
Genre: Humorous Fiction/Comedy Fiction
Authors: Feldman, David
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