Bücher von Mitchell Symons

Did you know this...Billy Crystal's childhood babysitter was the legendary Billie Holiday?It is physically impossible for pigs to look up at the sky?The dot above the letter "i" is called a "tittle"?Would you like to know which celebrities died virgins, or which novel was the first written on a typewriter? Or are you simply looking for some way to entertain yourself in the bathroom? Would you like to know the working titles of the Beatles' songs, or what things were invented by women? Answer "yes!" to any or all of these questions and This Book--like That Book--is the book you've been waiting for!

Did you know that . . .John Wayne once won the dog Lassie from its owner in a poker game?Hijinks is the only word in the English language with three dotted letters in a row?The shortest war in history, between England and Zanzibar in 1896, lasted only thirty-eight minutes?Want to learn which U.S. president was a descendant of King Edward III? Or which famous people lived to read their own obituaries? Then That Book is the book for you! From history to science to pop culture, here is an irresistible, enlightening, and absolutely addictive treasure trove of fascinating and fun little-known facts that no one needs to know--an indispensable boon to every true lover of trivia and marvelous minutia!