CONTENTS

Introduction

CELEBRITY FREAK CLUB

FAMOUS PEOPLE, INFAMOUS BEHAVIOR

The King of Weird: Elvis

Premature Extermination: Exaggerated Reports of Celebrity Deaths

Shooting Pistols in the Air: Celine Dion

THE 99 PERCENT

TROUBLING FACTS ABOUT THE REST OF US

Paging Mr. Darwin: The Stupid and the Dead

Serial Killers: Gluttons for Punishment

Eat, Drink and Be Scary: Food to Fear

OH, THE PLACES YOU’LL GO…IN YOUR PANTS

THE WORLD’S SCARIEST LOCATIONS

Alaska: It’s Only Cold Until You Die

Start Spreadin’ the “Ews”: The Dirty Truth About the Big Apple

Don’t Mess With Texas. It’s Messed Up Enough Already

THE BETTER TO EAT YOU WITH, MY DEAR

DANGEROUS ANIMALS MAKE LOUSY PETS

El Gato Loco: Freaky Cat Facts

Honey Badger Don’t Care

CORPUS HORRIFICUS

OUR BODIES, OUR NIGHTMARES

Don’t Stand So Close To Me: The Heartbreak of Halitosis

Double Trouble: Breasts

Legalized Mangling: Plastic Surgery

MAKING THE BEAST

THE NAKED TRUTH ABOUT SEX

Fetishes: Sex Outside the Box. WAY Outside.

STDs: Nature’s Chastity Belt

Acknowledgments

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