Publisher's Synopsis
Filled with hundreds of incredible and true facts and statistics, The 60-Second Encyclopedia puts a whole new spin on math, science, nature, the human body, and popular culture, too. And, with a one-minute sandglass packaged with the book and dozens of interactive activities, readers can test what they (or their hamster) can accomplish in the same amount of time it takes "the wave" to move through 1,200 stadium seats. Or the amount of time advertisers paid $4.6 million for during Super Bowl XXXVIII.
In just one minute . . .
The Franklin Mint produces 36,458 coins.
Racehorses are halfway around the Kentucky Derby racetrack.
Giant machines make over 6,000 feet of toilet paper.
9 million telephones ring, and over 580,000 messages are recorded on answering machines.