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Beetles taste like apples, wasps like pine nuts, and worms like fried bacon. The book of strange facts and useless information 1979. From the creators of the book of useless information, this is an amazing collection of the wildest, oddest, funniest facts about history, science, food, animals, and more. The most fascinating facts that dont really matter. Useless information fascinating true stories from the. Grant struggled to secure a field command at the outbreak of the civil war, but was later placed in charge of a regiment of illinois. Why do i easily remember useless facts that i read, see. I remember him most as a quiet man, who sat by the table at night and read by lamplight. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the best book of useless information ever. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Illustrated throughout, this useful book will satisfy the curiosity of everyone who wonders why. Learning what seems like totally useless information is actually very good exercise for your brain. Mercurys craters are named after famous artists, musicians and authors venus is the hottest planet in the solar system earths atmosphere protects us from meteoroids and radiation from the sun there have been more missions to mars than any other planet jupiter has more than double the mass of all the other planets combined.
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