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Have you ever thought up a question so completely off-the-wall, so seemingly ridiculous, that you couldn't even find the courage to ask it? Maybe at the sports bar you were transported by the beauty of your beer to wonder, "How long could I live on beer alone?" Or, cycling through the park, you mused, "Did nature invent any wheels?" Or looking up at the night sky, you had a moment of angst, "What would happen if the moon suddenly disappeared -- if it were vaporized or stolen by aliens?" Full of fun factlets, Does Anything Eat Wasps? is a runaway bestseller around the world. It celebrates the weird and wacky questions -- some trivial, some baffling, all unique -- and their multiple answers culled from "The Last Word," a long-running column in the internationally popular science magazine, New Scientist. Tackling the imponderables of everyday life, sparkling with humor, and bursting with delightful erudition, Does Anything Eat Wasps? is irresistibly entertaining and utterly engrossing. more...

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For years, Kenneth C. Davis has enlightened and enthralled us, opening our minds and tickling our fancies with his wonderfully irreverent, fun, and factual Don't Know Much About® books. He has carried readers on wild and edifying rides through history, mythology, geography, the Bible, the Civil War, even across the universe. Now, following on the heels of his triumphant New York Times bestseller Don't Know Much About® Anything, comes Don't Know Much About® Anything Else, his latest one-stop potpourri of intriguing information. Chock-full of delightful historical snippets and fascinating people, remarkable milestones and boneheaded blunders, and eye-opening, brain-boggling facts about simply anything and everything in the world, here is the ideal companion for those long car rides, plane flights, quality family hours, or relaxing downtime. more...

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The Useless Information Society’s latest collection,. The Amazing Book of Useless Information, will answer. questions readers never even knew they had. From. space travel to the history of jelly beans, this wideranging,. brain-teasing, and altogether useless book. will give readers information to out-trivialize even. their cleverest of companions. Features such fascinating facts as:. • There is a town in West Virginia called. Looneyville. • Women can talk with less effort than men. • Lemons have more sugar than oranges. And answers to these life-changing questions:. • What was the Ancient Roman cure for a. stomachache?. • What is a “buckle bunny”?. • Where is the coldest place in the universe? 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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