Every time you lick a stamp, you consume 110 of a calorie. Beetles taste like apples, wasps like pine nuts, and worms like fried bacon. The most fascinating facts that dont really matter by don voorhees at. There are also some random things about the history of certain people. A police officer offered to split a lottery ticket with a waitress at his favorite restaurant in yonkers, ny in place of a tip. The extraordinary book of useless information goodreads. The paperback of the the extraordinary book of useless information. Every day, the newspaper brings new unhappy facts to the door. In chemistry and physics, a jiffy is the amount of time it takes light to travel a distance of one centimeter about 33. 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. These are facts of events that happened in the past that have caused us to do certain things without even knowing why we do them. Many thanks to the thousands of you who voted, and youll find the full results of our poll in numbers. A native of morris county, new jersey, he now lives in pennsylvania. A group of authors created the useless information society and started gathering useless facts.
Not only did symmes believe that newton got the concept of gravity totally wrong, he proposed that the earth had a hollow interior and that one could enter this subterranean world via large holes at each of our poles. 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. What you may so cavalierly call useless information could prove invaluable to someone else. 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. Dec 19, 2017 useless facts anotheruselesswebsite published. 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. Buy a cheap copy of the book of useless information.
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Totally useless facts courtesy of the freeman institute. Useless information may 30, 2018 john cleves symmes was a popular lecturer back in the 1820s. The most fascinating facts that dont really matter as want to read. Useless facts assuming rudolph is in front, the number of possible way to arrange santas other eight reindeer is 40,320. Once they pursue such information, people then use it to make their decision. On the pursuit and misuse of useless information anthony bastardi stanford university eldar shafir princeton university decision makers often pursue noninstrumental informationinformation that appears relevant but, if simply available, would have no impact on choice. The book of useless information by noel botham 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. The most fascinating facts that dont really matter by don voorhees isbn. Starting out with dance floororiented techno, he later started to create ambient music and recently became more interested in designing sounds than beats. Every day more money is printed for monopoly than for the us treasury. Dont get caught not knowing the true origin story for kleenex, or what a beefalo is. Useless facts 108 facts you can impress your friends. No number from 1 to 999 includes the letter a in its word form. The book of useless information by noel botham goodreads.
Many of the facts used above were culled from these reddit posts that asked people to provide the most useless fact they know. Unless you live in the united kingdom where its proper to. A native of morris county, new jersey, he now lives in. Apr 19, 2019 here is a collection of 320 useless but good to know facts to improve your general knowledge gk. 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. The largest online collection of random, funny, interesting yet useless facts. Totally useless facts pointless and not worth knowing. A blue whales heart is so big that a small child can swim through its veins.
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The word queue is the only word in the english language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed. The message receiving tone on a nokia is sms in morse code. A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes. Prepared to get lost perusing page after page of unusual facts, enthralling stories, and amusing anecdotesbecause the book of extraordinary facts will keep you busy for hours. In computer engineering, it is the length of one cycle of the computers system clock around 10 milliseconds. Table tennis balls have been known to travel off the paddle at speeds up to 160 kmhr. The combination of an exclamation point and a question mark is called an interrobang. Use these facts to make yourself seem smarter than everyone else. The book of strange facts and useless information 1979. Every few years ill use some of it in a book or a newspaper series, but its always been my ambition to be able to put together the most. The average secretarys lefthand does 56% of the typing. In 2009, wikipedia banned the church of scientology from editing any articles. 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. The book of extraordinary facts by publications international.
Here are some funny and useless facts you can amaze your friends with. Aug 04, 2010 the book of strange facts and useless information by scot morris, 1979, doubleday edition, in english 1st ed. 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 best place to get the most useless 100% true facts that you can whip out to break the ice in any social situation. The most fascinating facts that dont really matter kindle edition by don voorhees. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Fight on theside of freedom or battle behind the iron curtain. The most useless facts you will ever read another useless. But to the useless information society, any fact that passes its gaspinducing, notalotofpeopleknowthat test merits inclusion in this. 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.
But to the useless information society, any fact that passes its gaspinducing, notalotofpeopleknowthat test merits inclusion in this fascinating but ultimately useless book. Weird history stuff these are facts of events that happened in the past that have caused us to do certain things without even knowing why we do them. Make sure to read them and forward these gk facts to your friends and family members to increase their gk. A rat can go without water longer than a camel can. Facts are fun, though it is not obvious why this should be so. See more ideas about facts, fun facts and weird facts.
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