About the Author:
Jeff Bahr is author of Amazing and Unusual USA and Weird Virginia. His work has also appeared in The Last Survivors, The Gigantic Reader, The Book of Myths & Misconceptions, and other Armchair ReadersTM. He considers himself much like the city of Austin, Texas an off-kilter town that cozies-up to the slogan Keep Austin Weird!
Winter D. Prosapio, a syndicated writer, award-winning humor columnist and travel writer, fifth-generation Texan, and second-generation smart aleck, is coauthor of Bathroom Book of Texas Trivia. Her work has appeared in essay collections, newspapers, and national magazines. Find more of her work online at winterdprosapio.com.
Bill Sasser is a freelance writer and journalist who lives in New Orleans. He writes for the Christian Science Monitor and Salon.com, among other publications. His work has also appeared in The Book of Myths & Misconceptions, Amazing Book of History, and Armchair ReaderTM: World War II.
Paul Seaburn has spent more than half his life in Spring, Texas. He has written for The Tonight Show, The New York Times, The Extraordinary Book of Lists, The Colossal Reader, and numerous magazines, web sites, humor books, and comedians. He s also head writer for the family comedy Taylor s Attic, and he occasionally updates his Web site,humorhandyman.com.
Donald Vaughan is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in an eclectic array of publications, including Military Officer Magazine, Nursing Spectrum, MAD magazine, and the Weekly World News. He has also authored, coauthored, ghosted, or contributed to more than 30 books, including The Book of Myths & Misconceptions and The Origins of Everything.
Michael Witzel is an award-winning author who resides in the Texas Hill Country near Austin. His work has appeared in American Heritage of Invention & Technology, Texas Highways, and Rider magazines. When possible, he haunts the local cue joints, signing copies of his most recent book, Barbecue Road Trip: Recipes, Restaurants, & Pitmasters from America s Great Barbecue Regions.
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