The Incredible Book of Useless Information: Even More Pointlessly Unnecessary Knowledge |
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| Authors: | Voorhees, Don |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group |
| BISAC/Subject: | SOC022000, REF023000, HUM016000 |
| ISBN: | 9781101611906, Related ISBNs: 0399537465, 1101611901, 9780399537462, 9781101611906 |
| Classification: | Fiction |
| Number of pages: | 272, |
| Audience: | General/trade |
Synopsis: The #1 New York Times bestselling series continues to delight and astound with an all-new collection of surprisingly unnecessary facts and figures.
Would it surprise you to learn…
•it takes a sloth about a month to digest a meal?
•more tourists visit France than any other nation in the world?
•the United States still has debt from the Revolutionary War?
Do you think you ever need to know…
•what type of trees are most frequently struck by lightning?
•how much a clerk was paid for penning the U.S. Constitution?
•which celebrity uses the pseudonym Slappy White?
Would it surprise you to learn…
•it takes a sloth about a month to digest a meal?
•more tourists visit France than any other nation in the world?
•the United States still has debt from the Revolutionary War?
Do you think you ever need to know…
•what type of trees are most frequently struck by lightning?
•how much a clerk was paid for penning the U.S. Constitution?
•which celebrity uses the pseudonym Slappy White?
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