The Other Book... of the Most Perfectly Useless Information

The Other Book... of the Most Perfectly Useless Information image
ISBN-10:

0061134058

ISBN-13:

9780061134050

Author(s): Symons, Mitchell
Edition: First Edition
Released: Oct 24, 2006
Publisher: It Books
Format: Hardcover, 352 pages
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Description:

The latest entry in Mitchell Symons's trivia trifecta is chock-full of more obscure scientific facts, sporting stats, celebrity gossip, and pure trivia than ever!

Did you know that:

  • Polar bears cover their black noses with their paws for better camouflage?
  • John Steinbeck had to rewrite Of Mice and Men because his dog ate the first draft?
  • Wayne Newton is a descendant of Pocahontas?
  • Oscars given out during World War II were made of wood because metal was in short supply?
  • Brooke Shields and Glenn Close are cousins?
  • Diet Coke was invented in 1982. However, in 1379, a Mr. and Mrs. Coke of Yorkshire, England, named their daughter “Diot” (a diminutive of Dionisia, the predecessor of the modern-day name Denise)?
  • Male monkeys go bald in much the same way that men do?
  • James Gandolfini was voted Best Looking by his high school class?

If you are titillated by trivia or fascinated by facts, The Other Book . . . of the Most Perfectly Useless Information will keep you entertained for hours!












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