Fun Facts & Trivia
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A Medium-sized Book of Boring Car Trivia
Did you know that the Peugeot 309 was almost a Talbot? Or that the Ford Mondeo was nearly called the Ford Lyrus? Or that Sweden reminded its people the country was switching from driving on the left to the right by releasing a special song called Keep To The Right, Svensson? Did you WANT to know these things? Well, the good news is this medium-sized book of boring car trivia is here for you, bursting with over 250 barely interesting facts and a foreword by TV’s James May. The bad news is there might be something wrong with you.Read more
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Amazing Facts from Mental Floss 2024 Day-to-Day Calendar: Fascinating Trivia From Mental Floss’s Amazing Fact Generator
From unique and interesting to memorable and mind-blowing, the curious minds at Mental Floss have uncovered another array of totally fascinating facts. A perfect way for trivia buffs, knowledge seekers, and hungry minds to mark every day with a new and surprising fact from from history, science, sports, pop culture, and more.Features include:
- No single-use plastic
- Recyclable chipboard easel backer for desk or tabletop display
- Page size: 4.5″ x 4.5″
- Easel backer for desk or tabletop display
- Printed on FSC certified paper with soy-based ink
- Tear-off pages
- Back of pages are blank for notes or shopping lists
- Day/Date reference on each page
- Combined weekend pages
- Official major world holidays and observances
- An amazing fact on each page
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Boring Car Trivia 3
Which Bond girl helped to develop the Volvo XC90?
Where was the last place on earth to let you fill up with leaded petrol?
Why did engineers sneak a top secret Range Rover prototype out of the back gate of their engineering centre in the dead of night?
The answers to all these questions and many more can be found inside this, the third instalment of Boring Car Trivia. It’s longer, it’s more detailed, and by crikey it’s more tedious. This book doesn’t have a sub-title but if it did, it would be BORE HARDER.Read more
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Boring Car Trivia volume 2
Sniff Petrol is back with another pocket-sized compendium of arcane car facts, guaranteed to repel and appal friends and family alike. If you simply can’t rest until you know what Land Rover almost called the Defender and which was the first car with xenon headlights then this is the book for you. The sequel to the Triumph Acclaimed Medium-sized Book of Boring Car Trivia, Boring Car Trivia volume 2 is packed with even more obscure info and is guaranteed to have you nodding off within minutes.Read more
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Oldham Athletic Miscellany: Latics Trivia, History, Facts and Stats
Oldham Athletic Miscellany collects together all the vital information you never knew you needed to know about the Latics. In these pages you will find irresistible anecdotes and the most mindblowing stats and facts. Heard the one about the insulting newspaper article that ended Ken Bates’ 1960s reign as chairman? How about the fan who changed his name to Oldham Athletic? Or the successful stopper who was inspired by Brian Clough on a Sunderland beach? Did you know comedian Eric Sykes was on the Oldham board in the ’70s? That Athletic have beaten, once or more, every team that they’ve ever played in the League and FA Cup? Or that Roger Palmer’s pre-match ritual involved watching horse-racing before kick-off? All these stories and hundreds more appear in a brilliantly researched collection of trivia – essential for any Latics fan who holds the riches of the club’s history close to their heart.Read more
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Rugby On This Day: History, Facts and Figures from Every Day of the Year
Rugby On This Day revisits many of the sport’s most magical and memorable moments which might otherwise have slipped under the radar. Here are over 700 unusual and hilarious highlights, all mixed in with a maelstrom of quirky anecdotes and legendary characters to produce an irresistibly dippable rugby union diary – with an entry for every day of the year. Apart from the usual rousing title wins and stupendous tries, every fan has their favourite rugby memories, be they moments of inspiration on the pitch, streakers or 20-man brawls. As well as recalling events that will make you laugh, cry, or shake your head in disbelief, Rugby On This Day also benefits from brilliant research which delves deep into the game’s history, gathering together so many original stories and tit-bits to create a snapshot of the diverse and often bizarre world of rugby union.Read more
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The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2024
#1 New York Times Bestseller! Get thousands of facts at your fingertips with this essential resource: sports, pop culture, science and technology, U.S. history and government, world geography, business, and so much more.The World Almanac® is America’s bestselling reference book of all time, with more than 83 million copies sold. For more than 150 years, this compendium of information has been the authoritative source for school, library, business, and home. The 2024 edition of The World Almanac reviews the biggest events of 2023 and will be your go-to source for questions on any topic in the upcoming year. Praised as a “treasure trove of political, economic, scientific and educational statistics and information” by The Wall Street Journal, The World Almanac and Book of Facts will answer all of your trivia needs effortlessly.
Features include:
- Special Feature: Election 2024: A new feature covers all voters need to know going into the 2024 presidential election season, including primary and caucus dates, candidate profiles, campaign finance numbers, and more.
- 2023—Top 10 News Topics: The editors of The World Almanac list the top stories that held the world’s attention in 2023, from wildfires and earthquakes to Israel, Ukraine, and the U.S. Congress.
- 2023—Year in Sports: Hundreds of pages of trivia and statistics that are essential for any sports fan, featuring complete coverage of the 2022 FIFA Men’s World Cup, 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, and 2023 World Series.
- 2023—Year in Pictures: Striking full-color images from around the world in 2023, covering news, entertainment, science, and sports.
- 2023—Offbeat News Stories: The World Almanac editors found some of the strangest news stories of the year.
- World Almanac Editors’ Picks: Time Capsule: The World Almanac lists the items that most came to symbolize the year 2023, including a Swiftie-created friendship bracelet and the House Speaker’s gavel.
- The World at a Glance: This annual feature of The World Almanac provides a quick look at the surprising stats and curious facts that define the changing world.
- Other Highlights: Stats and graphics across dozens of chapters show how the pandemic continues to affect the economy, work, family life, education, and culture. Plus more new data to help understand the world, including housing costs, public schools and test scores, streaming TV and movie ratings, and much more.
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£11.40£12.30The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2024
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