From the brains behind The Book of General Ignorance comes another wonderful collection of the most outrageous, fascinating, and mind-bending facts, taking on the hugely popular form of the first book
Think Magellan was the first man to circumnavigate the globe, baseball was invented in America, Henry VIII had six wives, Mount Everest is the tallest mountain? Wrong, wrong, wrong, and wrong again.Mi
The team behind the New York Times bestseller The Book of General Ignorance turns conventional biography on its head—and shakes out the good stuff.?Following their Herculean—or is it Sisyphean?—effort
So, you think George Washington was our first president? Wrong! Or that bagpipes come from Scotland? Nice try, genius. Perfect for parties, trivia buffs, and anyone who thinks the earth has just one m
John Lloyd and John Mitchinson have proven themselves to be masters at digging up obscure facts, abstruse information, and amusing anecdotes and presenting them effortlessly, somewhat slyly, with eith
Did you know?‧ Cows moo in regional accents.‧ The international dialing code for Russia is 007.‧ The water in the mouth of a blue whale weighs more than its body.‧ Pants are responsible for twice as m
1,339 Quite Interesting Facts to Make Your Jaw Drop is bursting with mindboggling morsels of trivia—informative, hilarious, sometimes arcane or utterly useless, but always entertaining.Did you know?‧
1,227 Quite Interesting Facts blew your socks off. 1,339 Quite Interesting Facts made your jaw drop. Now New York Times best-selling authors John Lloyd, John Mitchinson, and James Harkin have unearthe
Fast on the heels of the New York Times bestseller The Book of General Ignorance comes The Book of Animal Ignorance, a fun, fact-?lled bestiary that is sure to delight animal lovers everywhere. Arrang
Now that you’re seeing sideways, your socks are off, and your jaw is on the floor, it’s time to be left speechless. John Lloyd, John Mitchinson, and James Harkin are back to offer even more—1,234, to
QI is the smartest comedy show on British television. Over the last seven years, the QI team have blown your socks off, made your jaw drop and knocked you sideways with their astonishing fact books. N
