The Utterly Completely and Totally Useless Fact-O-Pedia - A Startling Collection of Over 1000 Things You'll Never Need to Know

Charlotte Lowe

Summary

From alcohol and Aristotle to zebras and zombies, a gigantic collection of trivia tidbits! 
 
Did you know that cats were once used to deliver mail in Belgium? That the “huddle” in football became popular after a deaf player began using it to prevent other teams from reading his sign language? Organized from A to Z, there are over 1,000 trivia tidbits for you to peruse in this compendium. Start off with little-known facts about Aristotle and Barbie, and continue until you’ve discovered hidden gems about zombies, zippers, and more! Find out: 
 
*what Levi Strauss originally planned to make instead of pants 
 
*how long a chicken in Colorado stayed alive after losing his head 
 
*how much fuel (and emissions) we would save if ten percent of us switched to scooters for just one day 
 
*what the first commercial product ever to make the cover of Time magazine was 
 
*how many pounds of cheese the average American eats in a year, and much more

Available since: 01/17/2011.

Print length: 321 pages.

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