I AGREE WITH THE OTHER REVIEWERS, THIS IS A MUST HAVE BOOK THAT WILL GIVE YOU HOURS AND HOURS OF INFORMATION AND HUMOR. DID YOU KNOW THE JAPANESE LANGUAGE ENDS ITS EVERY WORD EITHER WITH A VOWEL OR THE LETTER N? AND THAT THE MAGIC WORD "ABRACADABRA" IS ACTUALLY A NAME OF A SYRIAN GODDESS? ALL THESE AND MORE FROM L.M. BOYDS BOOK OF ODD FACTS. I POSSESS A 1979 STERLING PUBLISHING HARDCOVER FIRST EDITION OF THE BOOK THAT I TREASURE VERY MUCH. I READ AND READ IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN. AS ONE REVIEWER WROTE, "I AIN'T GONNA SELL IT!" HOWEVER, THERE IS STILL ANOTHER BOYD BOOK CALLED BOYD'S CURIOSITY SHOP FROM OLYMPIC HOUSE PUBLISHING, FIRST EDITION 1986, IT COULD STILL BE IN THE MARKET. VERY SIMILAR IN CONTENT. I HAVE ONE MYSELF. GOOD LUCK!!!!!
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