Weird America: 1,000+ Strange Laws, Bizarre Customs & Unbelievable True Stories From All 50 States

Did you know it is technically illegal to eat an orange in a hotel bathtub in California? Or that a town in Tennessee got its name because nobody could agree on what to call it - so they named it Nameless? Or that a Norwegian grandfather has been frozen in a shed in Colorado since 1989 - and the town threw a festival about it?Weird America is the book that celebrates the gloriously, magnificently, unmistakably strange corners of the greatest show on earth.Packed with 1,000+ documented facts across 10 hilarious chapters this is the most entertaining tour of American strangeness ever assembled - from the weirdest laws still on the books in all 50 states to the most bizarre town names, the strangest customs and traditions, the most unusual world records, the oddest foods, the most peculiar moments in political history, the strangest natural phenomena, the most bizarre crimes, the weirdest inventions, and the most gloriously strange facts about American culture.Inside you will discover: - The law that makes it illegal to carry an ice cream cone in your back pocket on Sundays in Alabama - and why it exists- The town that renamed itself after a game show - and never changed back- The man who ate 76 hot dogs in ten minutes - and considers it a sport- The natural phenomenon that makes rocks move by themselves across a desert - with no explanation for 50 years- The invention that was designed as wallpaper - and became the world's most satisfying stress relief device- The festival in Colorado that celebrates a frozen Norwegian grandfather - annually- And 994 more facts that will make you say: Only in America.This is Book 3 in the America's Hidden History series. Each book stands completely alone - no prior reading required.Whether you are a trivia lover, a history enthusiast, a gift buyer, or simply someone who finds America endlessly entertaining - this book will give you more stories, more surprises, and more genuine laugh-out-loud moments than anything else you read this year.Every single fact is true.Every single one happened in America.Of course it did.Scroll up and grab your copy today.

Pagina's: 321, Paperback, Independently published