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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! more...

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A pocketful of trivia—special hardcover edition!. People love weird facts. And this gift hardcover is bursting with 208 pages of all sorts of amazing, arcane, interesting, and shocking bits of information about everything under the sun—and then some. Put together by an expert team of fact finders and pop culture specialists, this collection includes fascinating facts that could be useful to students, collectors, tourists, and enthusiasts alike. • Nearly 1,000 amazing, not-so-useless facts more...

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"Programming Sudoku" is a book about computers/software. more...

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In this fun and festive follow-up to Plumeas popular "Quizmas" and "Family Quizmas" trivia books, Gordon Pape and Deborah Kerbel turn to the holiday seasonas best-loved songs. Featuring an introduction to the history of Christmas carols; Quizmas-style questions organized by era, region, and genre; and interesting stories about the carols themselves; "Quizmas Carols" covers every favorite tune, from aThe First Noela to aThe Chipmunk Song. more...

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Is a famous reference work, and is renowned for its high quality information about current affairs. Its readers are intensely loyal to the work. Several hundred each year complete the fiendishly difficult prize quiz contest which accompanies the book. more...

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