FACT: Total asphyxiations attributed to rice cake eating since 1965: 1,601.
– FINAL EXITS by Michael Largo

FACT: Deaths attributed to “loud sounds” since 1970: 34,831.
- FINAL EXITS by Michael Largo

FACT: 99% of all "mazes" can be solved if you walk to the right every time you have to choose between left and right.

FACT: Since 2001, 987 children have been killed while buying ice cream.
– FINAL EXITS by Michael Largo

FACT: A group of unicorns is called a blessing.

FACT: In 2003, 24 people died from inhaling popcorn fumes.
– FINAL EXITS by Michael Largo

FACT: Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously.

FACT: Halogen floor lamps caused approximately 270 fires and 19 deaths per year.
– FINAL EXITS by Michael Largo

FACT: Poets have a life span fifteen years below average.
– FINAL EXITS by Michael Largo

FACT: Three people die each year testing if a 9V battery works on their tongue.

FACT: Non-dairy creamer is flammable.

FACT: More people are killed annually by donkeys than die in air crashes.

FACT: One of the largest carriers of hepatitis B is dinner mints.

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Confessions of a Teen Sleuth

This book is written from the point of view of Nancy Drew, looking back on her life and setting the record straight. Also features lots of cameos from other series characters, including Cherry Ames, the Hardy Boys and Encyclopedia Brown. This book is intended for grown-ups, not because it’s terribly risqué, but because grown-ups will get the jokes. A perfect gift for anyone who’s ever been a Nancy Drew fan. Your mom, for instance. Or Sandra Sotomayor.

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Reviews (click to expand)

"[A] loving parody… breezy fun with a heart of gold."
--The Onion

"Chelsea Cain's gleeful parody affectionately hits all the formulaic high points of a Nancy Drew mystery."
--The New York Times Book Review

”A wonderful send-up of the Nancy Drew novels… tremendously entertaining reading.”
--Nancy Pearl, author of Book Lust