What Are Hyenas Laugh (Paperback, Berkley trade paperback ed)

David Feldman, pupular culture guru and bestselling author of the Imponderables R series, returns with What Are Hyenas Laughing At, Anyway?, the eighth in his hugely popular series about life's little mysteries -- and their solutions.

Since 1986, when David Feldman first created Imponderables R, Feldman has become America's answer man. Tackling such weighty issues as When do fish sleep? and Why can't you find canned broccoli?, Feldman reveals the truths behind those niggling issues that drive us crazy.

Other Imponderables R include: Why do pharmacists stand on raised platforms behind high counters in the back of most drugstores? and Why are the numbers 1 through 12 printed on the wrappers of a Burger King Whopper?

With more than 2 million copies sold since the series started in the late 80s, there are a lot of people out there who are interested in these puzzling tidbits. For this book, Feldman has once again collaborated with his loyal readers nationwide, by phone, fax, and Internet, to come up with these perplexing Imponderables R . He goes to the experts to find the answers to those he has determined are Imponderable. The ones even he can't find answers to, he calls Frustables, and readers are invited to send in their own answers!

Q. Why don't the palms of our hands or the soles of our feet get sunburned?
A. The skin on the palms and soles is much thicker than elsewhere on the body. Because this skin layer is composed of so-called 'dead' skin cells packed together tightly, its filtering effect of ultraviolet rays is much greater, so sunburn rarely develops there.

In What Are Hyenas Laughing At, Anyway?, Feldman answers the many great mysteries encountered by himself, and fans from around the world.