The book of strange facts and useless information by. Mar 09, 2015 here are some funny and useless facts you can amaze your friends with. For a period of five years, he leased and managed the sampson theater in penn yan, showing mostly silent movies. Dec 19, 2017 the completely useless facts in our list are a good examples of that. 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.
Jun 26, 2006 this book is all about facts useless information of course, but information nonetheless that wont appear on any school quiz or anything like that, which is a shame because this book has really interesting facts and kept my attention all the way through the end. This fascinating volume covers hundreds of facts and legends, quotes and anecdotes, facts on people, places and events. Dec 19, 2017 the guinness book of records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from libraries. Only one man in 400 is flexible enough to give himself oral pleasure. The amazing book of useless information by don vorhees. Hartstons most excellent encyclopedia of useless information. 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.
The completely useless facts in our list are a good examples of that. The extent of the pointless trivia in wikipedia has been compiled in a new book, stupedia. A group of authors created the useless information society and started gathering useless facts. For the past twenty years, i ve been collecting weird and wonderful facts, which ive been storing on bits of. The book covers all sorts of material, but frequent topics are celebrities and other people, and their personal qualities, animals, calendar dates, years, toilets, songs, bands, and information normally in the form of lists. Every day more money is printed for monopoly than for the us treasury. But that is not the thing he is best remembered for either. William hartston read mathematics at cambridge and is the author of many chess books, while his interest in useless information has given rise to the drunken goldfish a tribute to useless academic research, how was it for you, professor a book on academic sex research, odd dates only a book of weird anniversaries and the book of numbers a collection of weird numerical information. This book belongs to the books of useless information series, currently consisting of the book of useless information, the ultimate book of useless information and the unforgettable the worlds greatest book of useless information. The book of strange facts and useless information dolphin book scot morris on.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The best book of useless information ever ebook by noel. Jun 19, 2006 buy the book of useless information by botham, noel isbn. The 708page hardcover book contains 250 articles, plus statistics, facts, trivia, and lists that range from absurd to useless to hilarious. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send. Hydrogen solid is the most dense substance in the world, at 70. These fun gift books feature witty writing, quirky. This fun gift, the book of useless information, features witty writing, quirky illustrations and more info than anyone needs. But to the useless information society, any fact that passes its gaspinducing, notalotofpeopleknowthat test merits inclusion in this fascinating but ultimately useless book. Useless information society is a group of students who research, find, and share useless information with others. Totally useless facts courtesy of the freeman institute.
The totally awesome book of useless information by noel. Now they present a new collection of their most fascinating, hilarious, and wholly trivial findings. The most useless facts you will ever read another useless. The useless information society presents thousands of facts that will captivate readers with the joy of pursuing pointless knowledgelike the fact that organized crime accounts for ten percent of the united statess annual income, and fish scales are used to make lipstick. A few thousand more things you might need to know but probably dont ebook written by noel botham.
The book of useless information answers these teasers and is packed with facts and figures that will captivate youand anyone who shares your joy in the pursuit of pointless knowledge. Harry then turned his focus to the world of entertainment. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the book of useless information. But to the useless information society, any fact that passes its gaspinducing, notalot of peopleknowthat test merits inclusion in this fascinating but ultimately useless book. The guinness book of records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from libraries. After a brief stint back on the steamboats, harry penned the 1914 book to lovers and others. What are some useless facts that are too fun to read.
Each fascinating volume covers hundreds of facts and legends, quotes and anecdotes, facts on people, places and events. Sep 17, 2004 this book belongs to the books of useless information series, currently consisting of the book of useless information, the ultimate book of useless information and the unforgettable the worlds greatest book of useless information. Useless facts 108 facts you can impress your friends. Don voorhees is the author of the incredible book of useless information, the super book of useless information, the indispensable book of useless information, the perfectly useless book of useless information, the essential book of useless information, and disgusting things. Useless information fascinating true stories from the. 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. The essential book of useless information the useless information never ends in this latest cornucopia of amazingly pointless facts and figures will have trivia buffs marveling at. Buy a cheap copy of the book of useless information. The knowitall library book unusual knowledge for those who want to know everything about everything. A reader of this page stated that this statement is not true.
In their groundbreakingly useless book, the book of useless information, the members of the useless information society proved that knowledge doesnt have to be useful to be entertaining. Moreover your brain can hold a lot of information, so why not fill out your gray matter with completely funny useless facts. Provides a compilation of offbeat trivia and littleknown and pointless facts that range from how much elvis weighed at the time of his death, to how many quarter pounders can be made from a single. Everywhere you look these days, there is a new book of trivia, a new web page, a new column in the newspaper, all containing a wealth of fascinatingly useless tidbits. Illustrated throughout, this useful book will satisfy the curiosity of everyone who wonders why.
According to a 2007 article in scientific american, unlike other mammals, felines cant taste sweetness due to the fact that they lack 247 base pairs of the amino acids that make up the dna of the tas1r. 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. Here are some extracts of the most useless information from the book. For a period of five years, he leased and managed the sampson theater in. Buy a cheap copy of the book of useless information by noel botham.
The book of strange facts and useless information dolphin book. Every time you lick a stamp, you consume 110 of a calorie. A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes. Thirtyfive percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married. The book of strange facts and useless information 1979.
If you find yourself transfixed by the most trivial of trivia, or mesmerized by the most minor of minutiae, the useless information society s latest findings can satisfy. Hydrogen gas is the least dense substance in the world, at 0. What you may so cavalierly call useless information could prove invaluable to someone else. But to the useless information society, any fact that passes its gaspinducing, notalotofpeopleknow that test merits inclusion in this fascinating but ultimately. A native of morris county, new jersey, he now lives in. The book of useless information paperback by noel botham. The book of useless information the paragon catalog. The book of useless information answers these teasers and is packed with facts and figures that will captivate youand anyone who shares your joy in the pursuit of. The book of strange facts and useless information dolphin. Its estimated, however, that all 400 have given it their best shot at some point. Every us president has worn glasses just not always in public. The average secretarys lefthand does 56% of the typing. The book of useless information by noel botham, paperback.
All you never needed to know, and couldnt be bothered to ask. Useless information fascinating true stories from the flip. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Tentatively titled the flip side of history, the new book will include a collection of stories similar to what is found on this website and in the useless information podcast. The book of useless information by noel botham goodreads. The book of useless information contains hundreds of facts about things that i never would have even thought about. The essential book of useless information by don voorhees. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Each year there is one ton of cement poured for each man woman and child in the world. For those who want to know everything about everything. The most fascinating facts that dont really matter by don voorhees 20, paperback at the best online prices at ebay.
The 708page hardcover book contains 250 articles, plus statistics, facts, trivia, and. For those who want to know everything about useless information in this book. But to the useless information society, any fact that passes its gaspinducing, notalotofpeopleknowthat test merits inclusion in this fascinating but ultimately. From space travel to the history of jelly beans, this wideranging, brainteasing, and altogether useless book will give readers information to outtrivialize even their cleverest of companions.
Finding the answers to questions youd never thought to ask, reading an offthewall statistic, or browsing through lists of zany facts is always a refreshing and amusing. If its not the case with your brain, clear some of the more important memories out of your brain and make some room for these totally random useless. Many of the facts used above were culled from these reddit posts that asked people to provide the most useless fact they know. The knowitall librarythe book of useless information. This 704page padded hardcover book contains 250 articles, statistics, facts, trivia, and lists that range from absurd to useless to hilarious. Aerogel is the densest solid in the world at 1mgcc. 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. But to the useless information society, any fact that passes its gaspinducing, notalotofpeopleknowthat test merits inclusion in this. Chockful of fascinating trivial facts and anecdotes, the book of totally useless information will entertain readers of all ages. This book is all about facts useless information of course, but information nonetheless that wont appear on any school quiz or anything like that, which is a shame because this book has really interesting facts and kept my attention all the way through the end. Cats can jump surprisingly high, slip through the tightest spaces, and seemingly have nine lives.