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Formatted in the style of an elementary school textbook, this is the funniest civics and history lesson since dave barry slept here. The totally awesome book of useless information noel botham, travis nichols on. Every time you lick a stamp, you consume 110 of a calorie. Noel botham, investigative journalist and editor, leads the gang, gathering together the best useless titbits. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The book of totally useless information voorhees, donal a. However, in order to get the full picture, one must play the devils advocate as well. The miscellaneous menu contains a number of diverse features and functions from opera that do not quite fit in any of the other menu categories and that may not be associated with a specific module. This book is all about facts useless information of course, but information nonetheless that wont appear on any school quiz or anything like that, which is a shame because this book has really interesting facts and kept my attention all the way through the end. The essay is long its literally a book chapter but a good read. The book covers all sorts of material, but frequent topics are celebrities and other people, and their personal qualities, animals, calendar dates, years, toilets, songs, bands, and information normally in the form of lists. The 400day course is a 2day hands on affair with the students working on the clock that they bring and mike can accommodate anywhere from 8 to 16 students. Now they present a new collection of their most fascinating, hilarious, and wholly trivial findings.
The useless information society is a group of assorted oddbods who get together to swap useless information. Jun 26, 2006 this book is all about facts useless information of course, but information nonetheless that wont appear on any school quiz or anything like that, which is a shame because this book has really interesting facts and kept my attention all the way through the end. Finally, we know which country is the most useless. Miscellaneous information, instructions, and tips for using the nomads system and data products. Here are a few items of usefuluseless information that is perhaps best described as miscellaneous trivia.
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