The Mammoth Book Of Useless Information
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| Author | : Noel Botham |
| Publisher | : Kings Road Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 346 |
| Release | : 2012-10-11 |
| Genre | : Humor |
| ISBN | : 1782190872 |
Did you know... The Sumerians were the first to brew beer, and all the brewers were women? If you didn't - then read on. If you are intrigued by the odd, fascinated by the fantastic or tickled by trivia, then this is the book for you. The Useless Information Society was formed by some of Britain's best-loved journalists, writers and entertainers, including Keith Waterhouse, Richard Littlejohn, Suggs, Noel Botham, Ken Stott and Brian Hitchen. They meet regularly to swap new nuggets of trivia. This is the eighth collection of their absorbing, hilarious and wholly useless facts. An absolutely enormous collection, lose yourself in hundreds of pages of endlessly diverting facts that will keep you amused for hours.
| Author | : Noel Botham |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 308 |
| Release | : 2006-06-27 |
| Genre | : Humor |
| ISBN | : 9780399532696 |
What you may so cavalierly call useless information could prove invaluable to someone else. Then again, maybe not. But to The Useless Information Society, any fact that passes its gasp-inducing, not-a-lot-of-people-know-that test merits inclusion in this fascinating but ultimately useless book... Did you know (or do you care)... • That fish scales are used to make lipstick? • Why organized crime accounts for ten percent of the United States’s annual income? • The name of the first CD pressed in the United States? • The last year that can be written upside-down or right side-up and appear the same? • The shortest performance ever nominated for an Oscar®? • How much Elvis weighed at the time of his death? • What the suits in a deck of cards represent? • How many Quarter Pounders can be made from one cow? • How interesting useless information can be? The Book of Useless Information answers these teasers and is packed with facts and figures that will captivate you—and anyone who shares your joy in the pursuit of pointless knowledge.
| Author | : Noel Botham |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 194 |
| Release | : 2012-06-05 |
| Genre | : Humor |
| ISBN | : 1101589450 |
Weird and amazing facts for curious minds of all kinds Looking for fascinating facts and trivia that readers of all ages can enjoy? The Totally Awesome Book of Useless Information is filled with the oddest and funniest tidbits about history, science, food, animals, and more. A great gift for kids of all ages, this book features: 200+ interesting facts and trivia Engaging illustrations and easy-to-read format Portable size, great for road trips and family vacations This compendium is perfect for trivia buffs, history lovers, and anyone who loves to learn new things. For example, did you know that the Pilgrims ate popcorn at the first Thanksgiving? Or that the peach was the first fruit eaten on the moon? Or that there are oysters that can climb trees? You'll find all this and more in this amazing collection of useless information.
| Author | : Don Voorhees |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 273 |
| Release | : 2010-10-05 |
| Genre | : Humor |
| ISBN | : 0399536523 |
The useless information never ends in the newest, most crucially meaningless addition to the #1 New York Times bestselling series. More facts! Less substance! This cornucopia of amazingly pointless facts and figures will have you marveling at all the things you never needed to know. There's no good reason for you to know... ? that Mickey Mouse was banned in Romania. ? that a company sells bikinis made from salmon skin. ? that Brigham Young had fifty-five wives. ? that the Romans used to pay their legions in salt. But we'll tell you anyway, along with... ? where the world's largest ant colony is. ? which country invented figure skating. ? the name of America's bestselling ice cream brand. ? how many muscles make up the tongue.
| Author | : Noel Botham |
| Publisher | : Kings Road Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 337 |
| Release | : 2010-11-01 |
| Genre | : Humor |
| ISBN | : 1857829271 |
Continuing the sensational success of the Useless Information Series, the Official Useless Information Society bring you another essential compendium of everything you never needed but always wanted to know. If you are a lover of the wonderfully pointless, then this is the book for you.
| Author | : Don Voorhees |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 257 |
| Release | : 2010-05-04 |
| Genre | : Humor |
| ISBN | : 1101187263 |
It doesn't get any more useless than this! The most inconsequential entry yet in the #1 New York Times bestselling series proves that information is overrated. Your life won't be improved by knowing that... ? Frank Sinatra's mother was a convicted felon. ? Bugs Bunny was born in Brooklyn. ? The average American home contains $90 in loose change. ? It is illegal to use the American flag in advertising. And there's no good reason to also discover... ? Which game show host previously worked as a garbageman. ? Which day of week is the most popular to rob a bank. ? Which millionaire loaned his kidnapped grandson ransom money at 4 percent interest. ? Which country once had a dog for a king.
| Author | : Helen Boardman |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 156 |
| Release | : 1993 |
| Genre | : Curiosities and wonders |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Sean Egan |
| Publisher | : Robinson |
| Total Pages | : 422 |
| Release | : 2013-06-20 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1780336470 |
'The greatest rock 'n' roll band in the world!' This vainglorious introduction given to The Rolling Stones on stage by an excitable roadie was almost immediately accepted as a simple statement of fact. It was already evident that Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Co. were, as their first manager Andrew Loog Oldham had claimed, 'a way of life'. The Stones' defiance of convention made them the figureheads of a questioning new generation, and drove the Establishment to imprison them. This enduring rebel aura and the unmistakeable craft evident in classic records such as Satisfaction, Honky Tonk Women and Brown Sugar ensured subsequent generations of diehard fans, establishing the band as the biggest box office attraction the world has ever seen. The Mammoth Book of The Rolling Stones provides a comprehensive collection of reviews, analysis, interviews and exposés - both archive and contemporary, favourable and critical, concise and epic - of these extraordinary cultural icons as they pass the astonishing milestone of 50 years as rock's pre-eminent band.
| Author | : Noel Botham |
| Publisher | : Blake Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 288 |
| Release | : 2009-09 |
| Genre | : Curiosities and wonders |
| ISBN | : 9781844548026 |
If you are a trivia enthusiast, a pub quiz regular or just want to amuse people with little-know facts, then this is the perfect pocket book for you!
| Author | : Paul Mendelson |
| Publisher | : Robinson |
| Total Pages | : 341 |
| Release | : 2010-05-27 |
| Genre | : Games & Activities |
| ISBN | : 1849014965 |
Paul Mendelson offers an indispensable guide to beating the odds in just about every gambling game, both in casinos and online. He reveals how to shift the odds in your favour as he clearly explains every game and analyses optimum strategies in detail with the aim of helping you to win. Other chapters show you how to: get the best out of your casino - pick up free drinks, meals, hotel accommodation, thousand-dollar shopping trips, room upgrades, flights, bonus money etc.; make the most of your trip to Las Vegas or anywhere else - casino information, the best places to gamble (for each game), recommended hotels and attractions; win online - which sites to avoid and which can be trusted, a discussion of every game from poker through to online bingo, including bonuses, incentives, play-through data and the best strategies to use. The Mammoth Book of Casino Games covers every major casino game in detail, as well as many less well known games, including: blackjack, roulette, punto banco (baccarat, chemin de fer, chemmy), poker (including three-card, Caribbean stud and video poker), Chinese dice and domino games (including sic bo, gwat pai and kap tai shap), slots (three-wheel, multi-line, bonus), other casino games (including Keno, Wheel of Fortune, Red Dog and Spanish 21) and tournaments (slots, roulette etc.). Praise for The Mammoth Book of Poker: 'I've won 20 times the price in the last three days!' Gareth Hughes
