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Uncle John's Bathroom Reader
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I learned this years ago from the Uncle John's Bathroom Reader, and I looked into it, and I think it actually may be correct.
The best things said about it
Like this may have been my Uncle John's bathroom reader for you uh no I yeah okay I got you have both no no no Uncle John's bathroom reader definitely trumped it for sure.
Used to take a reader was my favorite thing in the world it was a little fax like thousands of them in this fat book that you just was covered in [ __ ] stands every [ __ ] called Uncle John's bathroom reader.
Why people recommend it
Uncle John's Bathroom Reader by the Bathroom Readers' Institute is a long-running, highly popular series of trivia and bathroom entertainment compendiums filled with thousands of fascinating short facts and anecdotes. On an episode of Stuff You Should Know, Chuck Bryant brought up the book to share a vintage Hollywood anecdote about George Reeves and a young fan, noting that he had originally learned the information from the publication years prior. Later in the same podcast, Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant both reminisced about growing up reading the series, with Bryant noting that these fat collections of fascinating facts easily beat other reference books like the Guinness Book of Records during their childhood. Similarly, Joe Rogan discussed the books on The Joe Rogan Experience, recalling how much he loved reading the miniature compendiums filled with thousands of distinct facts on the subway before smartphones became ubiquitous. The series continues to be remembered fondly by media personalities and everyday readers alike as an engaging, highly accessible treasure trove of strange historical trivia, bizarre science, and quirky pop culture tidbits that readers could easily consume in short bursts while sitting in the bathroom or riding public transit during their daily commutes.
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Chuck Bryant I learned this years ago from the Uncle John's Bathroom Reader, and I looked into it, and I think it actual… 2
“I learned this years ago from the Uncle John's Bathroom Reader, and I looked into it, and I think it actually may be correct.”
“Uncle John's bathroom reader definitely trumped it for sure”
Josh Clark like this may have been my Uncle John's bathroom reader for you uh no I yeah okay I got you have both no no… 1
“like this may have been my Uncle John's bathroom reader for you uh no I yeah okay I got you have both no no no Uncle John's bathroom reader definitely trumped it for sure”
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“used to take a reader was my favorite thing in the world it was a little fax like thousands of them in this fat book that you just was covered in [ __ ] stands every [ __ ] called Uncle John's bathroom reader”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
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“before we go, thank you very much to history.com, Time, Paleo Future, Smithsonian uh and the Uncle John's Bathroom Reader who introduced this to me uh God when I was probably 15. We're finally getting around to do it, Chuck.”
“I remember I think I might have learned this from Uncle John's bathroom reader that it meant leftovers in Chinese.”
“Uncle John's bathroom reader published like a list of like some of his best quotes while he was tripping”