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Do Penguins Have Knees?

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by David Feldman

Whiplash, delayed reaction of

  Whips, cracking sound of

  Whistling at sporting events

  White Castle hamburgers, holes in

  White chocolate, versus brown chocolate

  “White elephant,”

  White paint on homes

  White pepper, source of

  White wine, black grapes and

  Whitewall tires

  bluish tinge on

  thickness of

  Wigwams near highway

  Wind on lakes, effect of different times on

  Window cleaning, newspapers and

  Window envelopes, use by mass mailers

  Windows, rear, of automobiles

  Windshield wipers, buses versus automobile

  Wine

  chianti and straw-covered bottles

  dryness of

  temperature of serving, red versus white

  white, black grapes and

  Wine glasses, types of

  Wine tasters, drunkenness in

  Wing-tip shoes, holes in

  Winter, first day of

  Wisdom teeth, purpose of

  Women

  dancing ability

  fainting

  feelings of coldness

  group restroom visits

  hair length of aging

  leg kicking when kissing

  remote control usage

  spitting

  uncomfortable shoes

  Wood, popping noise of, in fires

  Woodpeckers, headaches and

  Wool

  shrinkage of

  smell of, when wet

  Worms

  appearance on sidewalk after rain

  as fish food

  birds and

  in tequila bottles

  larvae and

  survival during winter

  Wrapping

  Burger King sandwiches

  chewing gum

  gift box chocolate

  Wrinkles on extremities

  Wrists as perfume target

  Wristwatches, placement on left hand

  X

  as symbol for kiss

  as symbol in algebra

  “X ray,”

  “Xmas,” origins of term

  X-rated movies, versus XXX-rated movies

  “XXX [liquor],”

  Yawning, contagiousness of

  Yeast in bread, effect of

  Yellow, aversion of insects to

  Yellow Freight Systems, orange trucks of

  Yellow lights, timing of, in traffic lights

  Yellow Pages, advertisements in

  Yellowing of fingernails, nail polish and

  YKK on zippers

  Yogurt

  fruit on bottom

  liquid atop

  Zebras and riding by humans

  ZIP code, addresses on envelopes and

  “Zipper,”

  Zippers, YKK on

  Zodiac, different dates for signs in

  Zoo animals, rocking in

  Help!

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  About the Author

  DAVID FELDMAN is the author of the Imponderables ® series, as well as Who Put the Butter in Butterfly? and How to Win at Just About Everything. He has a master’s degree in popular culture from Bowling Green State University in Ohio and consults and lectures on the media. He lives in New York City.

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  ALSO BY DAVID FELDMAN

  Do Elephants Jump?

  How Do Astronauts Scratch an Itch?

  What Are Hyenas Laughing at, Anyway?

  How to Win at Just About Anything

  How Does Aspirin Find a Headache?

  Are Lobsters Ambidextrous?

  (formerly published as When Did Wild Poodles Roam the Earth?)

  Why Do Dogs Have Wet Noses?

  When Do Fish Sleep?

  Who Put the Butter in Butterfly?

  Why Do Clocks Run Clockwise?

  Why Don’t Cats Like to Swim?

  (formerly published as Imponderables)

  Credits

  Cover art by Kassie Schwan

  Copyright

  Imponderables ® is a trademark of David Feldman.

  DO PENGUINS HAVE KNEES? Copyright © 2004 by David Feldman. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of PerfectBound™.

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  Mobipocket Reader February 2006 ISBN 0-06-115131-9

  Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

  Feldman, David.

  Do penguins have knees? / David Feldman ; illustrated by Kassie Schwan.

  p. cm.

  “An Imponderabes book.”

  Includes index

  ISBN 0-06-074091-4

  10 9 8 7

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