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Cover of Jane Austen Miscellany
by Lauren Nixon
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012

Entertaining and occasionally shocking facts and trivia about Austen's life and workTwo hundred years after her death, Jane Austen is the world's bestselling novelist. Readers seem to have a neverending appetite for the swooning of Sense & Sensibility and the smoldering passion of Pride &...
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by Sarah Herman
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2019

Brush up on your knowledge of prominent women through the ages, from across the globe, and in all walks of life. Who Knew? Women in History is a compendium of more than a hundred articles about women who have played a prominent role in world history. After reading this book, you’ll be the...
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The Presidential Book of Lists

From Most to Least, Elected to Rejected, Worst to Cursed-Fascinating Facts About Our Chief Executives

by Ian Randal Strock
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2008

An entertaining and informative compendium of facts and trivia about the U.S. presidents ranges from George Washington to the results of the 2008 presidential election in a volume organized into more than one hundred different categories.
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Listverse.com's Astounding Bathroom Reader

Loads of Top Ten Lists About Dolphin Superpowers, Deadly Competitions, Pranks Gone Wrong and Much More Incredible Trivia

by Jamie Frater
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2014

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Now I Know: The Soviets Invaded Wisconsin?!

...And 99 More Interesting Facts, Plus the Amazing Stories Behind Them

by Dan Lewis
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2019

A brand-new collection of fascinating facts spanning history and sports to science and pop culture that will have you proudly stating, “Now I know!” Did you know that a measles outbreak led to the assigning of phone numbers? How about the fact that pirates are the reason we don’t use...
Cover of 101 Fascinating Hockey Facts
by Brian McFarlane
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2019

101 fascinating stories about hockey that will enlighten and delight fans. Have you heard about the referee who was dragged back to the rink by an angry mob demanding he change the result? Or the playoff goal that was scored with half a puck? Or the fourteen-year-old who played in a professional...
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Get Lucky

Rituals, Habits and Superstitions of the Rich and Famous

by Chas Newkey-Burden
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2014

Have you ever wondered how Simon Cowell developed the Midas touch? Or how Mo Farah won two Olympic golds? Curious to know how Barack Obama focusses before an election? How Marilyn Monroe always looked so glamorous? Or how Dan Brown pens his latest bestseller? Packed full of entertaining trivia...
Cover of 1,001 MORE Things You Always Wanted to Know About the Bible
by J. Stephen Lang
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2001

The Bible has inflamed the hearts of poets and martyrs, spawned revolutions and reformations, and influenced cultures and personal lives in sometimes small, sometimes dramatic ways. With a teacher's wit and knowledge, bestsellling author J. Stephen Lang again turns to the Bible and navigates more...
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A Miscellany of Murder

From History and Literature to True Crime and Television, a Killer Selection of Trivia

by The Monday Murder Club
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2011

Why do they call Adelaide, Australia the "City of Corpses"? How many people did Agatha Christie kill with her pen? What was Jack the Ripper's supposed occupation? There's nothing like a little murder to challenge the dark side of your brain. This dastardly little volume is organized by the...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2019

Get thousands of facts at your fingertips with this essential resource. The World Almanac® and Book of Facts is America’s best-selling reference book of all time, with more than 82 million copies sold. For more than 150 years, this compendium of information has been the authoritative source...
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Why Can't Potatoes Walk?

200 Answers to Possible and Impossible Questions about Animals and Nature

by Lars-Åke Janzon
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2013

A researcher at the Swedish Museum of Natural History answers countless quirky questions in this treasury of trivia.   What color will a chameleon turn if it lies on a chessboard? Why are flounders flat? How do sea urchins make love? How did wolves become big and bad? *Why do animals migrate across...
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Can Crocodiles Cry?

Amazing Answers to Mind-Blowing Questions

by Paul Heiney
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2014

The perfect trivia collection for the insatiably curious, provocative poseurs, quizaholics, and science addicts everywherePaul Heiney unravels further science behind those things we take for granted, and explains just why the world and its contents are the way they are. Drawing on questions asked...
Cover of World Religions (Little Books About Big Things)
by Victor Dorff
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2014

Author Victor Dorff brings you on a journey around the world to explore varying aspects of different religions. With everything from facts to pop quizzes to polls, World Religions offers fascinating trivia about spirituality. Here are just a few of the interesting facts you’ll find in World Religions: •...
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Never Mind the Canaries

The Ultimate Norwich City Quiz Book

by Edward Couzens-Lake
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2015

Here is the ultimate quiz book on Norwich City FC. Informative and fun, this is the perfect companion for those long car journeys or nights down the local. An ideal gift for Canaries fans of all ages, here's the chance to interact with the long and eventful history of the club. From famous players,...
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