Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Extraordinary Book of Facts: And Bizarre Information

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isn’t Cinderella. It’s Tuna.
    Goldilocks was originally named Silver Hair.
    The first names of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are Henry and Edward.
    Little Red Riding Hood’s first name is Blanchette.
    Marco Polo dictated the book about his travels while he was a prisoner of war in Genoa. When it was published, everyone thought it was fiction.
    There were two streetcars in Tennessee Williams’s A Streetcar Named Desire .
    The book Green Eggs and Ham contains only 50 words.
    Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol in six weeks.
    The Tin Woodsman’s real name in the Oz books was Nick Chopper.

Real Toys of the CIA
     
    IT LOOKS LIKE: A cigarette
    BUT IT’S REALLY: A .22-caliber gun
    DESCRIPTION: This brand of cigarette packs a powerful puff. Intended as an escape tool, the weapon only carries a single round, but with good aim it can inflict a lethal wound from close range. To fire the cigarette, the operator must twist the filtered end counterclockwise, then squeeze the same end between the thumb and forefinger. Warning: don’t shoot the weapon in front of your face or body—it has a nasty recoil.
    IT LOOKS LIKE: A pencil
    BUT IT’S REALLY: A .22-caliber pistol
    DESCRIPTION: Like the cigarette gun, this camouflaged .22 comes preloaded with a single shot. The weapon is fired in the same manner as the cigarette: Simply turn the pencil’s eraser counterclockwise and squeeze. The only difference between the weapons is that the pencil has a greater firing distance—up to 30 feet.
    IT LOOKS LIKE: Dentures
    BUT IT’S REALLY: A concealment device (and much more)
    DESCRIPTION: What could possibly fit inside a dental plate? A lot more than you’d think. Items such as a cutting wire or a compass can be placed in a small concealment tube and hidden under a false tooth. A rubber-coated poison pill can be carried in the same manner. The poison can either be ingested to avoid capture or poured into an enemy’s food and utilized as a weapon. Radio transceivers can be placed in dental plates, with audio being transmitted through bone conduction. The CIA has even created a dental plate that alters the sound of one’s voice. If all of these gadgets prove ineffective, then the dental plate itself can be removed and its sharp scalloped edge used for digging, cutting, or engaging in hand-to-hand combat.
    IT LOOKS LIKE: A belt buckle
    BUT IT’S REALLY: A hacksaw
    DESCRIPTION: Fitted inside a hollow belt buckle is a miniature hacksaw. When the buckle is opened, a small amount of pressure is released from the saw’s frame, exerting tension on the blade. This makes the saw a more efficient cutting machine, keeping the blade taut when sawing through, for example, handcuffs. The belt buckle saw will cut through anything from steel to concrete in about 15 minutes and will tear through rope and nylon. Don’t wear belts? Buckles can be put on coats and luggage, too.
    IT LOOKS LIKE: Eyeglasses
    BUT IT’S REALLY: A dagger
    DESCRIPTION: Concealed in the temple arms of these CIA glasses are two sharp blades. Disguised as the reinforcing wire found in most eyeglass frames, the daggers are designed to be used once and broken off at the hilt, inside the victim. The lenses are cutting tools, too. The lower edges are ground to razor sharpness and can be removed by heating or breaking the frames.
    IT LOOKS LIKE: A felt-tip marker
    BUT IT’S REALLY: A blister-causing weapon
    DESCRIPTION: Don’t mistake this pen for your Sharpie, and be careful: You wouldn’t want it leaking in your pocket. A little over three inches long, the marker distributes an ointment that creates blisters on the skin. In order to activate the applicator, press the tip down on a surface for one minute—then simply apply a thin coating of the colorless oil over any area, such as a keyboard or door handle. The ointment will penetrate clothing and even shoes, and will cause temporary blindness if it comes in contact with the eyes. Blisters will cover the skin wherever contact is made

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