Cover of Do Elephants Jump?: An Imponderables' Book

Do Elephants Jump?: An Imponderables' Book

Ponder, if you will ...

Where do you find fascinating explanations

for a multitude of mysteries?

Why do pianos have 88 keys?

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How does the hole get in the needle of a syringe?

Why is peanut butter sticky?

Pop culture guru David Feldmandemystifies these questions and much more in Do Elephants Jump?One of the Imponderables(r) series — the unchallenged source of answers to civilization's everyday mysteries — and charmingly illustrated by Kassie Schwan, this book provides you with small mysteries that puzzle and amaze us.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 352 pages

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