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A Useful Guide to Useless Facts that are Kinda Useful

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Category: Guide Book

They say knowledge is power—so just imagine the superiority you'll feel with all this useless junk, er, power. Seriously, which are you going to use more—some dumb algebra, or a list of what they call corndogs in various countries? I think we all know the answer. Hard-bound, debossed artwork cover.

Inside you'll find a comprehensive 160 pages, filled with all sorts of lists, charts and fun facts. This indispensable compendium of weirdly entertaining info will fill your brain with the stuff they didn't teach you in school, mainly because they'd have lost their accreditation if they did.

  • Features 160 pages, with illustrations and fun facts about all all kids of stuff
  • Hard-bound, debossed artwork cover.
  • Book measures 4" x 5.2" x 1" (10 X 13 X 3 cm)
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Customer Reviews (4.2 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Timothy ★★★★★

I read the whole thing in two sittings and now I can't stop telling people that algebra really is less useful than knowing random trivia. The best part is how short each entry is, so it works great for bathroom reading.

Victoria K. ★★★★★

I keep this on the coffee table and it's become a weird little party trick — someone flips to a random page and suddenly we're all debating which fact is the most pointless. The short bite-sized entries make it easy to dip in for five minutes, and honestly I've retained more from this than I ever di

Zoe ★★★★★

Bought this for a laugh before a long road trip and it delivered—my friend and I spent an hour arguing over which useless fact was actually useful, and the pacing of the trivia sections kept us hooked. It’s the rare book that makes you feel smug about knowing the weirdest stuff, even if you’ll never