Can Rats Swim from Sewers into Toilets?: And Other Questions about Your Home (Is That a Fact?)

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! It's dangerous to talk on the phone during a thunderstorm. Flushing the toilet sprays water around the bathroom. Freezers can burn your food. You may have heard these common sayings or beliefs before. But are they really true? Can they be proven through research? Let's investigate seventeen statements about the kitchen and home to find out which ones are right, which ones are wrong, and which ones stump even the experts! Find out whether the smell of a house cat really scares away mice. Discover whether ceiling fans can chop off your head. See if you can tell the difference between fact and fiction with Is That a Fact? Can a ceiling fan chop off your head? Does Minute Rice really cook in a minute? Does flushing the toilet spray water around the bathroom? Is it true that for every cockroach you see, there are hundreds more that you don't see? Can rats swim from sewers into toilets? Is it dangerous to talk on the telephone or take a shower during a thunderstorm? Can freezers burn your food? Do air fresheners really get rid of bad smells? When appliances are turned off, are they still using electricity? Is it true that a watched pot never boils? Does a dishwasher use more water than washing dishes by hand? Is it dangerous to stand in front of a running microwave oven? Can oil-soaked rags burst into flames in a garage? Do cast-iron pans add valuable nutrition to your food? Is a full refrigerator more efficient than an empty one? Is Betty Crocker a real person? Does the smell of a house cat scare away mice? Glossary. Audisee eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to engage reluctant readers! It's dangerous to talk on the phone during a thunderstorm. Flushing the toilet sprays water around the bathroom. Freezers can burn your food. You may have heard these common sayings or beliefs before. But are they really true? Can they be proven through research? Let's investigate seventeen statements about the kitchen and home to find out which ones are right, which ones are wrong, and which ones stump even the experts! Find out whether the smell of a house cat really scares away mice. Discover whether ceiling fans can chop off your head. See if you can tell the difference between fact and fiction with Is That a Fact?

It's dangerous to talk on the phone during a thunderstorm.

Flushing the toilet sprays water around the bathroom.

Freezers can burn your food.

You may have heard these common sayings or beliefs before. But are they really true Can they be proven through research Let's investigate seventeen statements about the kitchen and home to find out which ones are right, which ones are wrong, and which ones stump even the experts! Find out whether the smell of a house cat really scares away mice. Discover whether ceiling fans can chop off your head. See if you can tell the difference between fact and fiction with Is That a Fact

This book, in question-and-answer format, investigates seventeen statements about the kitchen and home