A compendium of truly outrageous, surprising, and (sometimes) gross facts.
Did you know that Big Bird was originally supposed to fly on the doomed Challenger Space Shuttle? Or that smelling your own farts was considered a cure for the bubonic plague? Now those are things you can’t unlearn. Born out of love for trivia and hatred for boring, bland facts, Sh*t for Brains is the ultimate wild ride of truth—from hilarious pop culture factoids to little-known insights from history, this twisted trivia book will make you laugh, cry, and maybe even cringe. A great gift for tweens, teens, and your bar trivia pals, Sh*t for Brains is not-so-average trivia for not-so-average people.Harebrained Inc. is the author duo of Anthony Hall (company founder), Amanda Barber, and illustrator Jesse Sanz. Founded in 2008, the company offers anything and everything awesome, with merch ranging from novelty items to their popular tabletop game Shit for Brains. 1
Bad Company
Mouthing Off
During World War I, the United States Radium Corporation employed women to paint glow-in-the-dark dials with radioactive paint, instructing them to shape the brushes with their lips and fingers. Once women's jaws started to erode from radiation poisoning, the company covered it up by alleging that the workers were afflicted with syphilis.
Cock Rock
After record label DGC wanted to censor the nude baby on the cover of Nirvana's 1991 album Nevermind, the band suggested covering the offending image with a sticker that said, If you're offended by this, you must be a closet pedophile.
Underwater on Their Cable Bills
In the wake of 2008's Hurricane Ike, Comcast continl£X