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True Facts that Sound Like Bulls#*t: 500 Insane-But-True Facts That Will Shock And Impress Your Friends True Facts that Sound Like Bulls#*t: 500 Insane-But-True Facts That Will Shock And Impress Your Friends (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.86 — 1,408 ratings — published
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Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.14 — 12,168 ratings — published 2015
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The Book of Totally Useless Information The Book of Totally Useless Information (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.49 — 529 ratings — published 1993
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Brilliant Maps for Curious Minds: 100 New Ways to See the World Brilliant Maps for Curious Minds: 100 New Ways to See the World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.05 — 1,861 ratings — published 2019
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Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 889,829 ratings — published 2005
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The Con: How Scams Work, Why You're Vulnerable, and How to Protect Yourself The Con: How Scams Work, Why You're Vulnerable, and How to Protect Yourself (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.57 — 69 ratings — published 2011
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mental_floss: The Book: The Greatest Lists in the History of Listory mental_floss: The Book: The Greatest Lists in the History of Listory (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.02 — 382 ratings — published 2011
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Never Short a Stock on Wednesday: And 300 More Financial Lessons You Can't Afford Not to Know Never Short a Stock on Wednesday: And 300 More Financial Lessons You Can't Afford Not to Know (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.33 — 3 ratings — published 2000
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The Myth of the Garage: And Other Minor Surprises The Myth of the Garage: And Other Minor Surprises (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.74 — 1,366 ratings — published 2011
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131/2 Incredible Things You Need to Know About Everything 131/2 Incredible Things You Need to Know About Everything (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.42 — 38 ratings — published
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Brilliant Maps An Atras for Curious Minds Brilliant Maps An Atras for Curious Minds
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avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published
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The Encyclopedia of the Weird and Wonderful: Curious and Incredible Facts that Will Blow Your Mind The Encyclopedia of the Weird and Wonderful: Curious and Incredible Facts that Will Blow Your Mind (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.22 — 434 ratings — published 2023
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The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.91 — 9,054 ratings — published 2024
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33 Splendid Sunflower Facts: A Handy Guide for Writers and the Sunflower Curious (Handy Guides for Writers Book 2) 33 Splendid Sunflower Facts: A Handy Guide for Writers and the Sunflower Curious (Handy Guides for Writers Book 2)
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avg rating 3.00 — 1 rating — published
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The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness (ebook)
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avg rating 4.15 — 11,609 ratings — published 2023
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Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.14 — 110,837 ratings — published 2020
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Girly Drinks: A World History of Women and Alcohol Girly Drinks: A World History of Women and Alcohol (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 3,500 ratings — published 2021
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That Wild Country: An Epic Journey through the Past, Present, and Future of America's Public Lands That Wild Country: An Epic Journey through the Past, Present, and Future of America's Public Lands (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.10 — 4,310 ratings — published 2019
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How Minds Change: The Surprising Science of Belief, Opinion, and Persuasion How Minds Change: The Surprising Science of Belief, Opinion, and Persuasion (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.14 — 3,494 ratings — published 2022
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Astrophysics for People in a Hurry Astrophysics for People in a Hurry (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.08 — 202,235 ratings — published 2017
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The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.13 — 72,385 ratings — published 2012
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The Drunken Botanist: The Plants That Create the World's Great Drinks The Drunken Botanist: The Plants That Create the World's Great Drinks (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.02 — 10,544 ratings — published 2013
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Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.88 — 2,286 ratings — published 2013
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Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.95 — 59,748 ratings — published 2010
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The Big Necessity: The Unmentionable World of Human Waste and Why It Matters The Big Necessity: The Unmentionable World of Human Waste and Why It Matters (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.02 — 2,614 ratings — published 2008
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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.06 — 236,310 ratings — published 2003
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Birth: The Surprising History of How We Are Born Birth: The Surprising History of How We Are Born (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.05 — 2,945 ratings — published 2006
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The Emperors of Chocolate: Inside the Secret World of Hershey and Mars The Emperors of Chocolate: Inside the Secret World of Hershey and Mars (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.07 — 2,011 ratings — published 1998
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Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.75 — 2,236 ratings — published 2022
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How to Speak Midwestern How to Speak Midwestern (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.73 — 350 ratings — published 2016
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Everything All at Once: How to Unleash Your Inner Nerd, Tap Into Radical Curiosity, and Solve Any Problem Everything All at Once: How to Unleash Your Inner Nerd, Tap Into Radical Curiosity, and Solve Any Problem (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.85 — 2,462 ratings — published 2017
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Uncommon History of Common Things, An Uncommon History of Common Things, An (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.61 — 300 ratings — published 2009
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It's All Greek to Me It's All Greek to Me (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.72 — 295 ratings — published 2008
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Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do and What It Says About Us Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do and What It Says About Us (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.72 — 8,152 ratings — published 2008
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Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.85 — 59,793 ratings — published 2008
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Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.81 — 5,329 ratings — published 2007
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Diamond: The History of a Cold-Blooded Love Affair Diamond: The History of a Cold-Blooded Love Affair (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.69 — 497 ratings — published 2001
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The Hive: The Story of the Honeybee and Us The Hive: The Story of the Honeybee and Us (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.72 — 365 ratings — published 2004
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In the Devil's Garden: A Sinful History of Forbidden Food In the Devil's Garden: A Sinful History of Forbidden Food (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.67 — 1,299 ratings — published 2002
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Sweetness and Light: The Mysterious History of the Honeybee Sweetness and Light: The Mysterious History of the Honeybee (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.69 — 384 ratings — published 2004
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Color: A Natural History of the Palette Color: A Natural History of the Palette (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.80 — 71,939 ratings — published 2003
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Why Do Men Have Nipples?: Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini Why Do Men Have Nipples?: Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.40 — 9,344 ratings — published 1995
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What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions (What If?, #2) What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions (What If?, #2)
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avg rating 4.37 — 16,655 ratings — published 2022
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Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.22 — 8,271 ratings — published 2016
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98 Reasons to Thank Jimmy Carter 98 Reasons to Thank Jimmy Carter (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.59 — 17 ratings — published
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أبناء الأيام أبناء الأيام (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.18 — 4,087 ratings — published 2012
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I Remember That!: Captivating Stories, Interesting Facts and Fun Trivia for Seniors I Remember That!: Captivating Stories, Interesting Facts and Fun Trivia for Seniors (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.94 — 139 ratings — published
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Bizarre Truths: Facts So Strange You'll Swear They're Fiction Bizarre Truths: Facts So Strange You'll Swear They're Fiction (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.58 — 26 ratings — published
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Great American Trivia Great American Trivia (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.83 — 41 ratings — published
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Fyodor Dostoevsky
“. . . you see, I'm an amateur and collector of certain little facts; I copy them down from newspapers and stories, from wherever, and save them . . . certain kinds of anecdotes. I already have a nice collection of them.”
Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov