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Florida is known for many strange things a list that seems to grow every day but one of the weirdest facts about florida is that the state is home to the psychic capital of the world, cassadaga. The book of strange facts and useless information dolphin book. The sloth a mammal moves so slowly that green algae can grow undisturbed on its fur. Hisashi ouchi, the victim of beyond fatal radiation kept alive for 83 days against his will 566. I assumed this was a credit to my lifelong love of reference books. The book of strange new things is a 2014 science fiction novel by dutchborn author michel faber. Many thanks to the thousands of you who voted, and youll find the full results of our poll in numbers. What is called a french kiss in the english speaking world is known as an english. Information on this blog is for general information purpose only. Useless but strangely interesting facts by admin september 25, 2012 no comments. The eisenhower interstate system requires that one mile in every five must be straight. There is the most strange videos we are provided you. Click here or refresh to see more random facts the first man to distill bourbon whiskey in the united states was a baptist preacher, in 1789.
But to the useless information society, any fact that passes its gaspinducing, notalotofpeopleknowthat test merits inclusion in this. The ultimate book of surprising strange and incredibly alex palmer 4. In 2001, karl glazebrook and ivan baldry determined that the color of the universe was a greenish white, but they soon corrected their analysis in the 2df galaxy redshift survey. For example, ever wondered why telephone poles in kenya and uganda are higher than average. I am a fan of all silly little pieces of useless info or strange facts. The fear of being tickled by feathers is known as pteronophobia. The book of strange new things is a slowburning novel in paredback prose. If you took them all out and laid them end to end, theyd stretch around the world more than twice.
The book contains some interesting facts, some stupid and obvious facts, but mostly things that turn out not to be facts at all. There are more than 50,000 earthquakes throughout the world every year. If you have time to read them all, let me know which one is your favorite. The book of useless information answers these teasers and is packed with facts and figures that will captivate youand anyone who shares your joy in the pursuit of pointless knowledge. Every few years ill use some of it in a book or a newspaper series, but its always been my ambition to be able to put together the most. The university of victoria offers a course in the science of batman. The book of strange facts and useless information by scot morris, 1979, doubleday edition, in english 1st ed. And, have you ever thought that sometimes your hearing isnt as good as usual.
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