Random Kinds of Factness
1001 (or So) Absolutely True Tidbits About (Mostly) Everything
Published on 1. January 2021
224 pages
978-1-60925-021-8 (ISBN)
Description
A trove of trivia from the creators of the Ask Jeeves series and question writers for
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Amuse your date, impress your boss, bore your kids, or be the sixth caller to win a pair of tickets to the nose-flute band concert! All because you know that a Twinkie in the microwave will explode in 45 seconds, that you have a 1 in 3,448,276 chance of dying from a snake bite, that 342 cases of tea were tossed into the "hahbah" during the Boston Tea Party, or that white rhinoceroses are not actually white but grey (you'll have to read the book to discover why).
Includes tons of trivia about Animals Language Science and Technology Men and Women Sports Religion, Holidays, and Traditions Law The Body * History Food and Drink and more
Amuse your date, impress your boss, bore your kids, or be the sixth caller to win a pair of tickets to the nose-flute band concert! All because you know that a Twinkie in the microwave will explode in 45 seconds, that you have a 1 in 3,448,276 chance of dying from a snake bite, that 342 cases of tea were tossed into the "hahbah" during the Boston Tea Party, or that white rhinoceroses are not actually white but grey (you'll have to read the book to discover why).
Includes tons of trivia about Animals Language Science and Technology Men and Women Sports Religion, Holidays, and Traditions Law The Body * History Food and Drink and more
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10/2005
Conari Press,U.S.
€16.50
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Along with Erin Barrett, Jack Mingo published over 20 books, including Random Kinds of Factness (Conari, 2005, over 20,000 copies). He is a full-time writer specializing in somewhat off-beat trivia books. In his spare time, Jack keeps six hives and half a million bees in his Alameda (Bay Area) backyard and sells their honey at local farmers markets. His bees produce 650 pounds of honey per year (59 gallons, 472 pint jars).
