From the creators of The Book of Useless Information, this is an amazing collection of the wildest, oddest, funniest facts about history, science, food, animals, and more!
The Book of Useless Information addresses virtually every imaginable topic, from the most unusual tourist attractions in the United States to the legend of Dracula.
The useless information never ends in the newest, most crucially meaningless addition to the #1 New York Times bestselling series.
British musician Boy George, speaking about Prince. •. 'Sleeping with George Michael would be like having sex with a groundhog.' Boy George. •. 'If ignorance ever goes to $40 a barrel, I want drilling rights on George Bush's head.
This brief book includes Flexner's timeless 1939 essay alongside a new companion essay by Robbert Dijkgraaf, the Institute's current director, in which he shows that Flexner's defense of the value of "the unobstructed pursuit of useless ...
The #1 New York Times bestselling series continues to delight and astound with an all-new collection of surprisingly unnecessary facts and figures.
CURIOUS GEORGE George Washington is the only man whose birthday is a legal holiday in every state as of a few years ago . George Washington grew marijuana in his garden . George Washington was deathly afraid of being buried alive .
Discover what all the other encyclopedias leave out This is the superbly satisfying compendium of weird factoids too interesting to be contained in your average encyclopedia.
Nothing you'll ever need to know is in this book The #1 New York Times bestselling series continues to prove that there are plenty of things in this world no one needs to know about.
Provides answers to such questions as "Was there ever a real Aunt Jemima?" "What is the difference between bourbon and Scotch?" "Why do trains have a caboose?" and "Why do we give names to hurricanes?"