Winner of the Laugh Out Loud Book Awards 2025 (non-fiction) Do you ever wonder where the
stuff around you all came from? No not from eBay. I mean who had the amazing idea of making a
mobile phone or the annoying idea of building a school? For example did you know that Velcro
was invented by a dog and WiFi by a movie star? (Spoiler alert - it wasn't Zendaya.) In the
fourth laugh-out-loud book from Adam Kay and Henry Paker you'll learn all about the coolest
grossest and most ridiculous inventions in the world. You'll meet the queen who used the first
ever toilet learn why margarine used to be full of maggots and find out why Ancient Greeks
wiped their bums on dinner plates. Oh and hopefully some slightly more useful facts as well...
An A to Kay to Z of the random ridiculous and revolutionary inventions that changed our lives.
(And some that definitely didn't . . .) Praise for Kay's Anatomy: 'An enjoyably gross look at
the human body. Hours of gruesome fun guaranteed' i 'Like listening to a teacher who makes
pupils fall about' Sunday Times 'Totally brilliant!' Jacqueline Wilson 'Fun and informative'
Malorie Blackman 'Very funny - this exciting book is bound to inspire the next generation of
medics' Sunday Express Praise for Kay's Marvellous Medicine: 'A ridiculously funny read
that will delight gross out and educate all at the same time' Independent 'Educational and
entertaining. It should be on the national curriculum!' Harry Hill 'Completely marvellous and
very funny' BookTrust
