Munching Maggots, Noah's Flood & TV Heart Attacks And Other Cataclysmic Science Moments

At last, you can learn the answers to all of your nagging scientific questions, such as . . . What is that gunk on my car after a long road trip? Are people named Smith heavier than people named Tailor? What do I have to do to get a star named after me? Is maggot therapy the next medical trend? What's the real story behind Noah's Flood? Explore the answers to these and many other curiositiesof science, with Karl Kruszelnicki's unique fusion of bizarre yet amazingly true scientific facts. Munching Maggots, Noah's Flood & TV Heart Attacks also explains absolutely everything you ever wanted to know about the intricate pharmacology of caffeine, the surprising properties of broccoli,the mysteries of flattened fauna, why cold showers can be good for you (yes, there are other reasons),what a toilet plunger has to do with performing CPR, the magic of melatonin, and much more. Get smarter! Impress your friends! Impress yourself with this fascinating volume of fantasticallyinformative facts.Kruszelnicki, Karl is the author of 'Munching Maggots, Noah's Flood & TV Heart Attacks And Other Cataclysmic Science Moments' with ISBN 9780471378501 and ISBN 047137850X.