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The Other Book... of the Most Perfectly Useless Information
The Other Book of the Most Perfectly Useless Information
Author: Mitchell Symons
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 d...  more »
  • 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!
ISBN-13: 9780061134050
ISBN-10: 0061134058
Publication Date: 11/1/2006
Pages: 352
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Publisher: HarperEntertainment
Book Type: Hardcover
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