: Original Compendium of Curious Information Wallechinsky, David creator Amy Wallace text Great Britain Canongate Books 2023 1 monographic eng Eng lis h

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10 mammoth cheeses, 9 people who died laughing, 8 remarkable pistol duels, 7 great sausage events and much, much more The first and best compendium of facts weirder than fiction, of intriguing information and must-talk-about trivia has spawned many imitators - but none as addictive or successful. For nearly three decades the editors researched curious facts, unusual statistics and the incredible stories behind them. The most entertaining and informative of these have been brought together in this edition. Computer science, information & general works  Encyclopedias & books of facts  General encyclopedic works in American English  Miscellanies and Factbooks 031.02 WAL/BO 9781838858063 251201 20251201132705.0