Here's what I found for this (Do Penguins Have Knees? by David Feldman -Mod) on Barnes & Noble.com

I can see why Brian (Webber) would find these interesting. I'm going to pick up some copies for myself. One can learn things from these books.

"ABOUT THE BOOK

From The Publisher
The fifth book in the Imponderables series that answers questions about everyday life for which encyclopedias, dictionaries, and almanacs just don't have the answers."

When I was moving from SoCal to Denver, my Dad bought the audiobook version of (Why Do Dogs Have Wet Noses -Mod) , and we listened to it in the moving truck. I love the Imponderables books. They're lots of fun, and you can actually learn something.

I loved this book. My cousin Becky enjoyed it too.

I recently purchased a board game called Malarky. It is based off the Imponderables books, and came with a free copy of this book here. It's been awhile since I read it, but I'm only about seven questions in, and I'm already enjoying it.

BUY THESE BOOKS PEOPLE!

I loved the commentary on the title question of (When Did Wild Poodles Roam the Earth? -Mod), something like "We like to think that there is no such thing as a st---d question, but this one comes close."

The funniest question in (How Does Aspirin Find a Headache? -Mod): What does Barney Rubble do for a living? The officical answer from hanna barbera is the quarry where Fred worked, but the fact is Barney's occpation had more than a few epsiodic changes. Spy, Fred's boss, sewer worker (homage to The Honeymooners), etc.

Just rediscovered the Feldman books in the library last week.
In the course of flipping through Why Do Penguins Have Knees? remembered how much I like them - they've got great titles, for one thing! Also clear, concise answers to questions that I have indeed been wondering about for awhile.
(Albeit I'm not overly fond of the cartoons that introduce each Imponderable; they're a bit too cutesy.)

The Straight Dope's Cecil Adams is still my favourite in terms of sheer fun-to-read-ness, though. After hearing Cecil slap down his readers (the 'Teeming Millions') for asking dumb questions, blithely claim omnipotence for himself ("Fighting Ignorance Since 1974," runs the slogan at www.straightdope.com, "It's Taking Longer Than We Thought") and just generally wrestle increasingly bizarre questions to the mat...all other trivia mavens tend to seem a little bland. (Given a choice, though, I would prefer the cartoonist from Imponderables to Adams's.)

Would the Uncle John's Bathroom Reader series fit in here?

Oh, sure. If that isn`t trivial reading, I don`t know what would be.

Reading the cards from a Trivial Pursuit game, of course! (Bonus trivia point if you can name what movie had characters doing just that... Oh, wait, that should go over on the Movies board, I suppose.)

ZING! Good one Craig!

Seems to me I`ve seen a lot of Trivial Pursuit-playing characters in movies lately, but offhand I can`t think of a specific example...

Anyone else want to give it a try before I reveal the answer? Of course, I'm only thinking of one film, but if there are several, I guess there could be more than one right answer.

By the way, the Bathroom Readers are a great way to pass time while passing... other things.

The Bathroom Readers are essential reading; I don't know if it's possible to NOT like them. I would suggest starting at Volume Eight, however, as the first volumes are slightly erratic (although they do contain some wonderful material--Volume Three got me hooked for life).