Did you know that ‘Almost’ is the longest word in the English language with all of its letters in alphabetical order? Or that ‘Stewardesses’ is the longest word you can type solely with your left hand
Features a true rogue's gallery of horrid kids who hit the skids. Callum: who was a dreadful bully until he received his come-uppance; Tiffany: who couldn't put down her mobile phone and died a horrib
A latest collection of entertaining trivia from the award-winning author of Why Eating Bogeys is Good for You answers such out-of-this-world questions as why doughnuts have holes, what hyenas are laug
A collection of wise and wacky words of advice includes "you can't trust a dog to watch your food," "never put both feet in your mouth at the same time," and "if getting even doesn't work, just get od
Fascinating facts, figures, stats and trivia, in celebration of the 70th anniversary ofDesert Island Discs.Flotsam & Jetsam is the ultimate and totally irresistible trivia book for fans of the
Answers burning questions such as: How do you get out of quicksand? Why does your skin get wrinkly if you stay too long in the bath? Is your right foot really clever? And, crucial for everyone likely
Of course you have! (Or if you haven't, perhaps you should.) Now Mitchell Symons, the reigning King of All Pointless Trivia, carries his inquisitiveness unabashedly into the bedroom and emerges with
A third installment of the popular trivia series features another collection of obscure scientific facts, sports statistics, celebrity gossip, and more, in a volume that includes such examples as Wayn
Did you know that . . . John Wayne once won the dog Lassie from its owner in a poker game? Hijinks is the only word in the English language with three dotted letters in a row? The shortest war
Warning: the truth can be shocking, seductive, offensive, outrageous...even disgusting! Are you perplexed by the mysteries of the universe, confounded by the workings of the human body, prone to pond
From the man who brought you That Book . . . Of Perfectly Useless Information comes another treasure trove of extraordinary facts and mind-boggling trivia. Whether you're trying to show off in front
Did you know ...that a 'zyzzyx' is a type of wasp? That the chances of being injured by a toilet seat at some point in your life are reckoned to be one in 6.500? That the collective noun for giraffes
Can rocks have snot? Why do doughnuts have holes in the middle? Could a human child ever be raised by animals? What have hyenas got to laugh about? And why is it impossible to belch after blast-off? T
Numberland interprets the world around us through numbers, breaking the most amazing and revealing of facts down to their bare bones. Ordered in easily digestible sections such as 'Around the World',
The world is full of fascinating facts and statistics, but presented without context and in no particular order they can be overwhelming. Numberland: The World in Numbers interprets the world around u
