They Did What?!: Your Guide to Weird and Wacky Things People Do    by Jeff Szpirglas & Dave Whamond Order:  USA  Can Maple Tree, 2005 (2005) Hardcover, Softcover     Reviewed by Hilary Williamson Jeff Szpirglas tells us that for each of homo sapiens' great accomplishments, there's an equally great blunder, and he shares a variety of these flubs with us in They Did What?! Dave Whamond's colorful accompanying illustrations show us the funny side of mankind's wackiness. Szpirglas takes us from Far-Out Fads to Far-out Futures, pausing along the way to present topics like The Extreme Sports Scene, Are You Going to Eat That?, and Peculiar Performers. I enjoyed the section on Truly Tall Tales (classic urban legends like the one about gators in the sewers), and had to laugh at the idea of pumpkin paddling as a sports event, or how about rolling downhill in a Zorb? I don't plan to treat a headache with powdered mummy, or to attend a World Worm Charming Championship any time soon. But I would like to see those water-skiing squirrels in action. Read They Did What?! to exercise your critical thinking on fads and hoaxes, and to discover that people do do the strangest things imaginable. Note: Opinions expressed in reviews and articles on this site are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of BookLoons. Find more Kids books on our Shelves or in our book Reviews