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Big Secrets
is a
series of books
written by
William Poundstone
, and also the title of the first book in the series.
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In each book, Poundstone seeks to explore a number of mysteries, and reveal "the uncensored truth about all sorts of stuff you are never supposed to know" (the series'
tagline
and the first book's subtitle).
Some of the mysteries Poundstone explores are
urban legends
(such as what happened to
Walt Disney
after his death), while others are day-to-day matters which many people may not think to contemplate, such as what
barcodes
mean, the
Coca-Cola formula
, secret
air
frequencies
, or what makes up
KFC
's 11 herbs and spices recipe.
Other mysteries explored in the series include
Mount Weather
, the
number stations
,
backmasking
on records, the secrets of
Scientology
, the true identities of
The Residents
, the initiation rites of the
Freemasons
and of
college fraternities
, anti-
counterfeiting
devices on money and documents, and the magic of
David Copperfield
.
The three
Big Secrets
books are:
Big Secrets
and
Biggest Secrets
were later re-released in a joint volume called
The Big Book of Big Secrets
.