Uncle John's Bathroom Reader

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Uncle John's Bathroom Readers are a series of books containing trivia and short essays on miscellaneous topics, ostensibly for reading in the bathroom. The books are credited to the Bathroom Readers' Institute, though Uncle John is a real person. One of his many works outside of the readers is It's A Conspiracy!.

Related Topics:
Bathroom - Uncle John - It's A Conspiracy!

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The first book was first published in 1988, and the series is currently up to its 18th "regular" release. Other volumes dedicated to a single topic have also been released, under the title Uncle John Plunges Into... (History, Presidents, Texas, etc.). There are also books on the weather, numbers, quotes, the year 2000, a special book for mothers, Uncle John's Book of the Dumb, and several Bathroom Readers for Kids. Though most of the books were written by the Bathroom Reader's Institute, some of the ones that are based around a specific subject are written by a lone author, who is not in the institute.

Related Topics:
1988 - Weather - Numbers - 2000 - Bathroom Reader's Institute

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Their regular volumes consist of information on various subjects. Popular segments include quotes, dumb criminals, palindromes, anagrams, urban legends and hoaxes, failed inventions, the history of everyday things, and accidental discoveries. Throughout the books, there are "running feet" on every page, short, little fun facts on the bottom of the page.

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