Your Pinkie Is More Powerful Than Your Thumb - by Mark Di Vincenzo (Paperback)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

Mark Di Vincenzo, the New York Times bestselling author of Buy Ketchup in May and Fly at Noon, brings us another book of fascinating, eminently useful facts certain to make you healthier, wealthier, and wiser. Readers of Schott's Miscellany and other compendiums of helpful information will delight--and profit--from these little known tidbits about health, money, food, death, bugs, politics, history, geography, and more or less everything under the sun.

What surprising truths are hiding in plain sight?

• Counterintuitive Facts: Find out why counting sheep doesn't work, how bad bosses can actually hurt your heart, and why your pinkie is responsible for half your hand strength.
• Surprising Science: Uncover the science behind why some male fish also produce female eggs, how geckos are inspiring a new kind of super-adhesive, and what your dreams really say about your body--not your mind.
• Weird History: Learn what newly declassified documents reveal about Hitler's dinner habits and why archaeologists now believe Neanderthals wore makeup and jewelry.
• Health and Money Tips: Get practical, evidence-based advice, from the real reason you can't touch your toes to how much someone actually paid for a cow named Missy ($1.2 million).

From the Back Cover

Why are recessions not all bad? (pg. 51)

Which Major League Baseball team keeps its baseballs in a humidor--and why? (pg. 123)

Why is 300 cents more than 3 dollars? (pg. 49)

Mark Di Vincenzo, author of the New York Times bestseller Buy Ketchup in May and Fly at Noon, returns with more fascinating facts! Do you know:

(1) what percentage of doctors in China smoke?
(2) which is the most dangerous day of the year to drive a car?
(3) whether a heart can literally break?
(4) how much investors paid for a Canadian cow named Missy?

Within these pages you'll find tips and facts that will save you money, help you live healthier, and make you the most interesting person to talk to at any party.

Review Quotes

"Reading that not only fills you with little-known trivia, but often information about how to save money and improve one-self. Concise and always interesting." - New Jersey magazine

"[Di Vincenzo] doles out advice with practical reasoning . . . [U]seful and interesting." - Cleveland Plain Dealer

"Sure to liven up a boring cocktail party . . . [W]ill enlighten, surprise, even disappoint you." - Houston Chronicle

"The breezy little paperback offers hundreds of tips from the former investigative reporter, whose research is evident and sources carefully listed at the end. That keeps the attribution from cluttering up the info, which ranges from sublime to silly." - Los Angeles Times/Travel blog

"Fun . . . irresistible . . . something to get your fingers on." - Long Island Pulse

"Amazing tidbits . . . explained in delicious detail . . . [a] clever, candid and comprehensive smorgasbord of fascinating factoids guaranteed to make you, as the cover promises, 'wealthier, healthier and smarter than everyone else.'" - Suwannee Democrat (Florida)

"Di Vincenzo is ready to wow readers with some truly odd, head-shaking tidbits . . . Don't expect ho-hum kinds of stories here... oh no. Di Vincenzo . . . [brings] incredible little-known facts to light. ...a fun and often surprising read." - 5minutesforbooks.com

"Offers a plethora of fascinating and random facts . . . Armed with facts from Di Vincenzo's book, you could easily become the life of your next party." - Deseret News