Bøger af James Egan

Dinosaurs had feathers. The appendix isn't useless but there are nine body-parts that are. Coliseum gladiators were obese and staged their fights. The first robot was built 2,400 years ago. The Bible never says what The Devil looks like. Leprosy doesn't exist. This book corrects many misconceptions people have about the human body, books, dinosaurs, words, disorders, quotes, religion, and unsolved mysteries (that have actually been solved.) Read on to find out the real reason why movies were made, how angels are actually described in the Bible, discover what happened to the ancient Mayans, and the answer to the ultimate question: which came first - The chicken or the egg?

If you want to change something in your life, you must read this book. In three easy steps you'll learn how to achieve any goal you wish, and change your life for the better. Whether it's a career, a job change, a relationship, an education, a degree, a house, a car, or whatever, learning these three steps will guarantee your success! It's a powerful process that's easily understood and a gift that you'll have for life. You can use it to accomplish anything you want in your personal or business life as well.

The Art of Goal Setting will provide you with the tools to achieve any goal you wish to set, whether for business, or selecting a career, or achieving any major goal in life you wish to accomplish!

Henry VIII's body literally exploded during his funeral. Martin Luther King had a pillow fight on the day he died. Osama Bin Laden loved Mr. Bean and Super Mario Bros. Pope Francis used to be a bouncer. Muhammad Ali starred in a Broadway show. Julius Caesar was never the emperor of Rome. Nelson Mandela said meeting the Spice Girls was "one of the greatest moments of my life." The last thing Walt Disney said was "Kurt Russell." Sigmund Freud tried to cure his daughter of being a lesbian. John F. Kennedy went out with Hitler's ex-girlfriend. Abraham Lincoln took part in 300 wrestling matches. Isaac Newton invented calculus when he was 25. Donald Trump tried to make a cartoon about him saving the world from aliens. Charles Manson never killed anybody in his entire life. Genghis Khan's army killed 11%% of every human being on Earth. Charles Darwin though the world was constantly growing in size. Historians believe they figured out the identity of Jack the Ripper.

Some of Doctor Doom's dialogue is paraphrased from David Cameron's speeches.Lex Luthor's first name wasn't revealed for 20 years.Doctor Octopus was the first supervillain to unmask Spider-Man.Harley Quinn originated from Batman: The Animated Series, not the comics.Mystique had a son with Sabretooth.Ra's Al Ghul is over 600 years old.Despite what many people believe, Apocalypse is not the first mutant.20 years after Two-Face debuted, he only appeared five times in the comics.Bullseye killed somebody by throwing a poodle at them.Doomsday has killed millions of Green Lanterns.The Red Skull used to be a bellhop.The Riddler has a mental illness than renders him incapable of lying.Elektra's name was misspelt upon her debut.The Joker was nearly killed after one issue.Ultron used to be called the Crimson Cowl.Zod was a member of the Suicide Squad.Venom was originally called The Alien Costume.The Penguin is sometimes modelled off Donald Trump.

Half of 28 Days Later had to be scrapped due to a plothole.The Exorcist prequel was so bad, the entire film was reshot from start to finish. This is the only time this has happened in cinematic history.The director of Get Out shot scenes while doing the voice of Barack Obama and Forest Whitaker.An American Werewolf in London was the first film ever to win an Oscar for its makeup.It only took eight days to shoot The Blair Witch Project.The plot of Final Destination was meant to be used for an episode of The X-Files.Mel Brooks didn't tell anybody he produced The Fly because he was worried people would think the film was a comedy.The inventor, Thomas Edison produced the first Frankenstein film.A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 is very popular with the LGBTQ community.

Christopher Walken nearly played Han Solo.Donald Trump's favorite movie is Citizen Kane.Originally, Aladdin was meant to be Chinese.The title character in ET - The Extra-Terrestrial is called Zreck.Over a million props were used for the film, Ben-Hur.The dog in The Wizard of Oz got paid more than some of the actors.The iconic "BWONG" sound heard in the Inception trailer is never used in the film.In The Lord of the Rings, Aragorn is 87.Mary Poppins didn't coin the word "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious."The ending of Planet of the Apes is completely different in the original novel.Pulp Fiction was nearly called Black Mask.Most of the "snakes" in Raiders of the Lost Ark are actually legless lizards.This Is Spinal Tap is the only film on IMDb that is rated out of 11.Most of the story from The Matrix was stolen from a comic book called The Invisibles.

In the original script of The Lion King, Mufasa was the one who cut Scar's face.Walt Disney HATED the spaghetti-eating scene in Lady and the Tramp. It is now one of the most beloved scenes in Disney history.Toy Story only cost $30 million.Christopher Barnes was only 16 when he voiced Prince Eric in The Little Mermaid.In Frozen, Elsa was supposed to have blue hair.The villain of The Incredibles was supposed to be an alien called Xerek.The merchant in the beginning of Aladdin is the Genie.It took ten years to make Alice in Wonderland.Gru's appearance in Despicable Me is based on an emperor penguin.Disney were certain that Finding Nemo would fail.The Prince in Beauty and the Beast was 11 when the Enchantress cursed him.If Cinderella flopped, Disney would've gone bankrupt.Inside Out is the first Pixar film that doesn't have a villain.Walt Disney's favourite Disney film was Bambi.Elvis nearly starred in The Jungle Book.

In one of the Jaws films, the shark roars... even though sharks don't have lungs.The kid who plays Damien in The Omen punched the director in his private parts during his audition.Johnny Depp made his film debut in A Nightmare on Elm Street.Kathy Bates is the first actress to win an Oscar for acting in a horror movie.The word "pharaoh" is misspelt in the film, The Mummy.In Night of the Living Dead, the zombies rise from their graves after being exposed to "Venusian radiation."A meteor appears for a second in Jaws.Stephen King was taking cocaine while directing the film, Maximum Overdrive.Cat People was the first film to have a jump-scare.Hugo Weaving was strongly considered for the role of Pennywise in IT.

Deadpool calls Doctor Octopus "Elton John on stilts." No one can figure out who The Joker is because he has no fingerprints. There is a parallel universe where Donald Trump is MODOK. Sometimes, Lex Luthor is drawn to resemble Kevin Spacey. Bullseye thinks Spider-Man is really funny. Mister Freeze's Freeze Ray is a real weapon. Professor X has an evil twin sister. The Penguin feeds his enemies to seals. Green Goblin's skin is bulletproof. The Riddler deduced Batman's identity. Magneto once turned into a baby. The first enemy the Justice League fought was a cycloptic starfish. Loki cursed Deadpool to have an "indestructible Tom Cruise face." There have been at least five Two-Faces. The Mandarin used to be a janitor. Professor X eventually became a supervillain called Onslaught. Thanos met God. Apocalypse is a surprisingly good dancer.

Black Panther has battled the Ku Klux Klan. Batman has teamed up with a cow called Bat-Cow. Wolverine was nearly called The Badger. Iron Man's armor used to have roller-skates. Robin is the only person in the world who can do a quadruple somersault. Captain America used to have an airbag built into his outfit. Aquaman can walk on water. Apocalypse was supposed to be Cyclops' brother. Barack Obama made Deadpool an Avenger. The Flash popularized the "alternative worlds" concept in comics. Drax can play the saxophone. Green Arrow has a chimney arrow. There were three Hulk characters before Bruce Banner became the Hulk. Green Lantern has teamed up with Huckleberry Hound. Peter Parker's name is misspelt in the first Spider-Man comic. Vision has saved the world at least 37 times. Thor nearly had an off-Broadway play in the 1970s.

Deadpool has teamed up with Sherlock Holmes, Mowgli, The Little Mermaid, Ebenezer Scrooge, and Moby Dick.Wonder Woman had a job selling tacos.Black Panther was nearly called Coal Tiger.Captain America has turned into a cat, a vampire, and a werewolf.Iron Man took over SHIELD. He found it so stressful, he had to see a counsellor.Robin had a fax machine built into his boot.Magneto suffers bipolar.After Batman seemingly died, Commissioner James Gordon became the new Batman.Superman destroyed an entire solar system by sneezing.Marvel bosses were certain Spider-Man would fail because people are afraid of spiders.The word "Brainiac" was coined in a Superman comic.Magneto ripped Wolverine's metal skeleton out of his body.Green Arrow has many trick arrows including a Donut Arrow.Doctor Strange teamed up with a duck to battle an evil book.

Despite Toy Story's legacy, it didn't win a single Oscar.Somebody counted every single spot in 101 Dalmatians. There's a lot.Animators stopped working on The Lion King because they were certain it would fail. It made over $900 million.The original Cinderella story is 2,700 years old.The trailer for Lady and the Tramp spoilt the ending.It took 28 years to make The Thief and the Cobbler.Everybody mispronounces Mowgli's name in The Jungle Book.Walt Disney hated Peter Pan.There was meant to be 27 Emotions in Inside Out.Most of Disney's classics like Pinocchio and Bambi made very little money because they came out during World War II.

An entire neighbourhood in Istanbul learned sign language to surprise a deaf man who lived there.Legendary actor, Steve Buscemi, saved dozens of people during 9/11.Leonardo Da Vinci used to buy caged animals just to set them free.Disneyland was rejected 302 times. It now makes millions every day.Morgan Freeman didn't get his first big acting break until he was 52. He has been one of the biggest stars in Hollywood for decades.Nelson Mandela set up the first black-run law firm in South Africa.A woman celebrated her 103rd birthday by volunteering at a Senior Centre dressed up as Wonder Woman.Illiteracy has nearly halved in the United States in the last 15 years.James Dyson tweaked his Dyson vacuum cleaner 5,000 times before he got it right.The window washers at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh dress up as superheroes to cheer up the patients.Robin Williams used to anonymously donate his earnings from standup comedy to a local food bank.

England used to be called Albion.An ancient computer was invented in Greece in 150 BC.Blue paint originated from Afghanistan.New Zealand was the first country that allowed women to vote.Chocolate milk was invented in Ireland.You can pay people in Japan to apologize on your behalf.Jeans are banned in North Korea.The Vatican has its own soccer team.You can buy marijuana milkshakes in India.Heroin isn't illegal in Portugal.Dogs are taxed in Switzerland.There's a Venezuelan waterfall that is 17 times longer than Niagara Falls.South Africa has three capitals.Russia produces more diamonds than any other country by far.In Mexico, artist can pay taxes with their paintings.Christmas was illegal in the United States until 1836.

All the actors in Broadchurch were told they might be the killer.Although Kiefer Sutherland plays the lead in 24, he's never seen an episode of the show.It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia was meant to be called Jerks.Matt Smith nearly played the lead in Sherlock.George RR Martin said his turtle inspired him to write Game of Thrones.Phoebe and Chandler were meant to be supporting roles in Friends.In South Park, Scott Tenerman is Cartman's half-brother.Seinfeld was rejected many times for being "too Jewish."The Upside-Down in Stranger Things was never supposed to be seen.The Wire wasn't nominated for a single Emmy.Zombie culture doesn't exist in The Walking Dead.All the MacGyverisms in MacGyver are scientifically possible.Nobody says "Beam me up Scotty" in the original Star Trek series or films.Although Michael Jackson starred in The Simpsons, he wasn't allow to sing on the show.Mr. Bean is an alien.

When Cate Blanchett was asked if she had been on Neighbors, she said, "No, I'm an actress."When Charlize Theron was 15, her father tried to shoot her and her mother with a shotgun. Her mother killed him in self-defense and wasn't charged.Christopher Lee starred in over 260 films. He played a villain in 85%% of the films he has starred in.Hugh Laurie plays the piano, guitar, drums, harmonica, and saxophone.Despite what many people believe, Hugo Weaving is Nigerian, not Australian.James Dean's tombstone was stolen twice.James Earl Jones had such a severe speech impediment when he was a teenager that he became a selective mute for nearly eight years.Sandra Bullock designed seatbelts for dogs.Ralph Fiennes is related to Prince Charles.Mark Wahlberg was supposed to be on the plane that crashed into the Twin Towers during 9/11.

King Henry VIII had a pet polar bear. Herodotus wrote the first history book. It stated that Europe was full of cyclops. Steve Jobs never wrote a single line of programming code in his life. Joseph Stalin wasn't Russian. Michael Jackson used to be a Jehovah's Witness. Gandhi spoke English with an Irish accent. Leonardo Da Vinci was the first person who could explain why the sky is blue. Beethoven could only drink coffee if it was made of exactly 60 beans. It was only discovered in 2012 that Vincent Van Gogh was color-blind. Saint Patrick's real name was Maewyn Succat. Isaac Newton believed Hercules was a real person. Adolf Hitler never visited a single concentration camp. Charles Darwin ate every animal that he discovered. Christopher Columbus believed the Earth was pear-shaped. Napoleon was attacked by a herd of rabbits so badly, he had to hide in his carriage. The first person online to publically declare Osama Bin Laden's death was Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.

Dolphins can be racist. Female chickens can turn into males. Dinosaurs had dandruff. Caterpillars can kill humans. Chinese takeaway boxes were originally invented to hold oysters. Cats have made at least 33 animals go extinct. Despite what many people believe, cows don't have four stomachs. Alligators can't take a single step backwards. Dogs lick their owners as a sign of submission, not as a sign of love. Elephants are scared of bees. There is an ant that can stop itself from aging. A hippo's skin weighs a ton. Clownfish are always born male. Although anteaters look cute, they are so vicious, they can easily kill a human. Giraffes engage in ruthless combat. Gorillas make nests every day. There is a cat that is over twice the size of a tiger. Zebras have the strongest kick in the animal kingdom. Some spiders can walk on water. Black mamba snakes are never black. Nobody knew mosquitoes caused malaria until the 1930s.

Dr. No was supposed to be a monkey. Christian Bale turned down the role of James Bond because he had "already played a serial killer." The actor who plays Goldfinger was a Nazi. There isn't a single American actor in Skyfall. The car flip in Casino Royale was achieved using an air cannon. Anthony Hopkins was cast as the villain of Tomorrow Never Dies. He quit after three days. Although Roger Moore played James Bond in seven films, he has a severe phobia of guns. The villain of Die Another Day is based on Richard Branson. Q's real name is Geoffrey Boothroyd. Quentin Tarantino nearly directed Casino Royale. He would've cast Samuel L. Jackson and Uma Thurman in significant roles. The main villain from Quantum of Solace is based on Tony Blair. Sean Connery wears a wig in every Bond film.

Crazy golf was invented for women to stop them from playing real golf. Treadmills were invented to punish prisoners. Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite. Adidas and Puma were created by Nazi brothers. Play-doh was invented to remove soot from wallpaper. Blue-eyed people have a higher tolerance to alcohol. The bulletproof vest was invented by a pizza delivery guy after he got shot twice while on the job. There's a volcano in Indonesia that shoots blue fire. Christmas was illegal in the US until 1836. One mayor of Megion, West Siberia banned excuses.

In Adventure Time, Jake's insides are cursed to smell like vanilla. Michelangelo from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles had his name misspelt for 20 years. Jim Davis created Garfield to see if he could make a character successful even though it isn't funny. The Simpsons characters, Itchy & Scratchy nearly had a spin-off. Zoidberg from Futurama has a pet slinky. Scrooge McDuck from Ducktales is immortal. SpongeBob SquarePants has won two BAFTAs. Queen Elizabeth II said her favourite scary movie is How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Dr. Krieger from Archer is a clone of Hitler. The word "radiation" couldn't be used in the cartoon, Spider-Man. Scooby Doo's real name is Scoobert. Mickey Mouse gas masks were created for children during World War II. Originally, Popeye the Sailor said spinach is full of Vitamin A, not iron. One of the villains in The Powerpuff Girls is a parody of Yoko Ono. Dragon Ball Z villain, Frieza, is based on a real-estate speculator. The creators of South Park hate Family Guy.

Spider-Man has fought Nazi bees. Batman has fought Superman at least 16 times. David Bowie nearly played Daredevil. The creator of Wonder Woman believed women should govern the world. Thor owns two killer goats. The Justice League have teamed up with He-Man. Stan Lee devised Iron Man to show that he could make the least likeable character successful. Originally, Aquaman had to make contact with water every hour or he died. Storm was meant to be called Black Cat and had the power to turn into a feline. Robin killed three people in his debut comic. There is a pig version of Gambit called Hambit. Flash can punch a person a billion times per second. Wolverine allied with Captain America during World War II. Green Arrow has a Nuclear Bomb arrow. Silver Surfer's surfboard is alive. Shazam popularized the phrase, "Holy moly!" The CIA tried to hire The Punisher to kill Osama Bin Laden.

In Prometheus, Jesus Christ is an alien. The first horror film to win an Oscar was Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. One of the main actors in Alien3 is a murderer. The Sunken Place in Get Out is meant to represent how minorities' rights are ignored by society. None of the cast of Scream correctly guessed who the killer was. The killer in Halloween was meant to wear a clown mask. Brad Pitt hated working on Interview with the Vampire so much, he tried to quit. One of the actors to audition for Gremlins didn't get cast because he was "too good." The death scenes in Cannibal Holocaust are so realistic, the director was arrested for murder.

It used to be a capital crime to wear glasses in Cambodia. Belgians once tried to use cats to deliver mail. It's illegal to name a child "IKEA" in Sweden. Sudan has more pyramids than any other country. Britain accidentally invaded Spain in 2002. Oil is cheaper than water in Venezuela. Dinosaurs were first discovered in Mongolia. The world's oldest book resides in Bulgaria. North Koreans claim that unicorns live in their country. Holocaust denial is illegal in Austria. It's considered rude to tip in Japan. There is a Carrot Museum in Belgium. An Australian election tv debate was rescheduled so it didn't conflict with the Masterchef finale. Happy hour is banned in Ireland. In 2008, Norway knighted a penguin.

In Frozen, Elsa never speaks to Kristoff.It took three years to animated the stampede scene in The Lion King.Jim Carrey auditioned for the prince in The Little Mermaid.King Louie doesn't appear in The Jungle Book novel.Belle's dress in Beauty and the Beast is based on Dorothy's dress from The Wizard of Oz.The Toy Story franchise has many references to the horror classic, The Shining.It took one day to write the script for the 1986 film, Transformers: The Movie.Tangled is, by far, the most expensive animated film ever. It cost $260 million.The two creators of Spider-Man died the exact same year that Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse was released.The dwarves in Snow White and Seven Dwarfs were nearly called Crabby, Flabby, Jumpy, Stubby, and Hoppy.

Ernest Hemingway shot himself in the legs with a machine gun while wrestling a shark.George RR Martin can only type with one finger at a time.Arthur Conan Doyle passionately believed in fairies.Bram Stoker couldn't walk until he was seven.CS Lewis couldn't use a typewriter.Charles Dickens regularly visited the morgue and stared at the dead for hours.Edgar Allen Poe made $9 for writing The Raven.John Milton created more English words than anyone else in history.Lewis Carrol wrote Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to show how stupid mathematics was.Arthur Miller wrote Death of a Salesman in one day.There are two naked women hidden on the front cover of F. Scott Fitzgerald's book, The Great Gatsby.James Joyce wrote Ulysses in crayon.JRR Tolkien was kidnapped when he was a toddler.JK Rowling wrote the final chapter of the last Harry Potter book in 1990; seven years before the release of her first book.

It used to be mandatory in North Korea for teachers to play the accordion.Melons are cuboid-shaped in Japan.In Russia, teachers used to be paid in vodka.Mozambique is the only country with a gun on its flag.The mobile games, Minecraft and Candy Crush, come from Sweden.In France, it's illegal to name a pig "Napoleon."80%%%% of billiard balls come from Belgium.People from Monaco live longer than anyone else in the world.Canada is the most educated country in the world.US currency used to read, "Mind Your Business."Kissing used to be illegal in England.70%%%% of all bacon comes from the Netherlands.There are more Catholics in Brazil than any other country.Nobody in Ireland spoke England until the 12th century.When you earn a PhD in Finland, you receive a top hat and a sword.

The Lion King takes place before humanity existed.Before he was famous, Bryan Cranston did voiceovers for several animes including Ghost in the Shell and Street Fighter II.Beauty and the Beast is based on a 1,800 year old story.The Minions are based on the Jawas from Star Wars.Toy Story was supposed to be a musical.The Jungle Book is the most successful film in German history.Sleeping Beauty wasn't released on video for 27 years.Aladdin's lamp appears in Zootopia.Frozen was nearly made in the 1940s.The actor who voices Bambi grew up to become a Marine and a drill instructor.The final scene in The Little Mermaid was inspired by Die Hard.

Why doesn't Cinderella's glass slippers vanish at the stroke of midnight like the rest of her clothes?In Home Alone, why doesn't Kevin just ring the police?In Aladdin, why doesn't Jafar use his hypnotic staff to make Jasmine fall in love with him?How did Edward Scissorhands drag blocks of ice to his attic?Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard if he lived in the jungle his entire life?In Cars, why do all vehicles have doors if nobody drives them?In Thor: Ragnarok, how come Thor can be electrocuted if he is the God of Thunder?In Memento, how come Leonard remembers that he has amnesia?If the ghosts in Pirates of the Caribbean can't eat, why is their ship filled with food?In The Matrix, how does Neo survive getting his belly button ripped open?In Toy Story, why does Buzz Lightyear freeze when humans are nearby if he doesn't think he's a toy?How come no one can figure out Bruce Wayne is Batman when the Bat-Signal is on the roof of his house?