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Useless Knowledge - by Joe Edelman & David Samson (Paperback)

Name: Useless Knowledge - by Joe Edelman & David Samson (Paperback)
Brand: St. Martins Press-3PL
SKU: 1005995032
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How can your tongue get you arrested?What dessert is as smart as the average adult?What's louder: A jet plane at take-off or a hippo having sex?
About the Author: Joe Edelman is the Useless-Infomaster who founded this popular website.
208 Pages
Reference, Questions & Answers

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About the Book

A brainchild of the wildly successful 222.uselessknowledge.com, this trivia book has already gained legions of fan before it even hits the shelves. The authors relate that it contains "everything you never needed to know about anything."

Book Synopsis

How can your tongue get you arrested?
What dessert is as smart as the average adult?
What's louder: A jet plane at take-off or a hippo having sex?

In the form of a lively and eccentric course catalog, this brainchild of the creator of the wildly successful www.uselessknowledge.com offers up loads of facts of little consequence for the hardcore trivia buff or the casual enthusiast. Inside, you'll find topics and entries like these:

The Core Curriculum
The Useless School of Animals
The sound that a camel makes is called "nuzzing".

The Useless School of Film
Warren Beatty's first job in the theater was a rat-catcher...backstage.

The Useless School of History
Not that he was immature, but Napoleon concocted his battle strategies in a sandbox.

The Useless School of Sports
It takes 3,000 cows to supply a single season's worth of footballs to the NFL.

There are also Useless Schools of Television, Biology, Science and Technology, Music, Geography, and Culinary Arts.

About the Author

Joe Edelman is the Useless-Infomaster who founded this popular website. He is an award-winning commercial, editorial, and fashion photographer. He lives in Lansdale, PA.

David Samson has written or co-written 11 books, including humorous, self-help, and autobiographical titles. He has worked as a senior creative executive at some of America's most prestigious advertising agencies. He divides his time between Beverly Hills and New York.

Specifications

Dimensions (Overall): 8.4 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .6 Inches (D)

Weight: .6 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 208

Genre: Reference

Sub-Genre: Questions & Answers

Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL

Format: Paperback

Author: Joe Edelman & David Samson

Language: English

Street Date: September 14, 2002

TCIN: 1005995032

UPC: 9780312290177

Item Number (DPCI): 247-05-2361

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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