the Other Book... of Most Perfectly Useless Information

The latest entry in Mitchell Symons's trivia trifecta is chock-full of more obscure scientific facts, sporting stats, celebrity gossip, and pure trivia than ever! Did you know that: Polar bears cover their black noses with their paws for better camouflage? John Steinbeck had to rewrite Of Mice and Men because his dog ate the first draft? Wayne Newton is a descendant of Pocahontas? Oscars given out during World War II were made of wood because metal was in short supply? Brooke Shields and Glenn Close are cousins? Diet Coke was invented in 1982. However, in 1379, a Mr. and Mrs. Coke of Yorkshire, England, named their daughter “Diot” (a diminutive of Dionisia, the predecessor of the modern-day name Denise)? Male monkeys go bald in much the same way that men do? James Gandolfini was voted Best Looking by his high school class? If you are titillated by trivia or fascinated by facts, The Other Book . . . of the Most Perfectly Useless Information will keep you entertained for hours!

A third installment of the popular trivia series features another collection of obscure scientific facts, sports statistics, celebrity gossip, and more, in a volume that includes such examples as Wayne Newton's relationship to Pocahontas, the wood constructions of Academy Awards during the metal shortages of World War II, and the pattern baldness challenges of male monkeys. 40,000 first printing.