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A very light reading book presenting interesting facts regarding the environment, history and technology. With this book we want to delight other people with unbelievable facts of our world. Some facts within the book contradict other facts within the same book, for instance, on page 249, it states the penguin is the only bird that can swim, but not fly. The totally awesome book of useless information by noel botham.
But to the useless information society, any fact that passes its gaspinducing, notalotofpeopleknowthat test merits inclusion in this fascinating but ultimately useless book. Some of them are really useful and we use them every day to bring scoopable euphoria to. Totally useless facts courtesy of the freeman institute. Chockful of fascinating trivial facts and anecdotes, the book of totally useless information will entertain readers of all ages. Useless facts assuming rudolph is in front, the number of possible way to arrange santas other eight reindeer is 40,320. The book of strange facts and useless information by scot morris, 1979, doubleday edition, in english 1st ed. Jun 26, 2006 as a connoisseur of useless fact books, this one is unimpressive. The largest online collection of random, funny, interesting yet useless facts. Dont get caught not knowing the true origin story for kleenex, or what a beefalo is.
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About 500 useless facts we dont know why you would want these facts, but here goes. You can use this book as a reference guide to create a quiz, or to entertain your friends with the most crazy facts and trivia. Useful if you have a diabetic cat, so not that useless. Illustrated throughout, this useful book will satisfy the curiosity of everyone who wonders why. Use these facts to make yourself seem smarter than everyone else. See more ideas about facts, fun facts and weird facts.
In this article, we have researched 24 useless facts that cover a wide range of domains that run the gamut from humans to animals to everyday things to science and. The book of useless information by noel botham goodreads. Did you know that on average you have 27 dreams a night that last 2 seconds. Useless facts 108 facts you can impress your friends. Um i have cats and all and i didnt need know to this fact. Every time you lick a stamp, you consume 110 of a calorie. The utterly, completely, and totally useless factopedia. From the type of music that can ward off mosquitoes to the shocking food you can turn into diamonds, youll love learning these useless facts. There are animal facts, there are historical facts, there are state facts, there are disney facts, and then, there are useless facts the kind of trivia you will never, ever need to know. For the past twenty years, ive been collecting weird and wonderful facts, which ive been storing on bits of paper and, more recently, on my computer. Each of these socalled useless facts often times have special significances.
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