TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wallechinsky, David
AU  - Amy Wallace
TI  - BOOK OF LISTS : : Original Compendium of Curious Information
SN  - 9781838858063
U1  - 031.02 
PY  - 2023///
CY  - Great Britain
PB  - Canongate Books
KW  - Computer science, information & general works 
KW  - Encyclopedias & books of facts 
KW  - General encyclopedic works in American English 
KW  - Miscellanies and Factbooks
N1  - 

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

ER  -