The Book of Useless Information (2006) (edit title/settings)

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• Ronald Reagan
• Richard Nixon
• John Lennon
• C.e.
• Abraham Lincoln

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• “"The Gettysburg Adresses contained only 273 words."”

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• In the nineteenth century, the British Navy attempted to dispel the superstition that Friday was an unlucky day to embark on a ship. The keel of a new ship was laid on a Friday; she was named HMS Friday, commanded by a Captain Friday, and finally went to sea on a Friday. Neither the ship nor her crew was ever heard of again.

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• People didn’t always say “hello” when they answered the phone. When the first regular phone service was established in 1878, people said “ahoy.”

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• United States
• England
• Japan
• India
• Australia
• China
• North America
• Rome
• Italy
• Egypt
• Canada
• Paris
• South America
• Connecticut
• New Zealand
• California
• Africa
• Texas
• New York
• Germany
• Sweden
• Antarctica
• Virginia

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1. Noel Botham (Author)
2. Keith Waterhouse (Author)
3. Richard Littlejohn (Author)
4. John McEntee (Author)
5. Joseph Connolly (Author)
6. Briam Hitchen (Author)
7. Michael Dilon (Author)
8. Mike Molloy (Author)
9. The Useless Information Society Team (Author)

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• Dewey: 031.02

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• Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › British › Humor
• Books › Entertainment › Humor › Satire
• Books › Reference › Fun Facts › Curiosities & Wonders
• Books › Entertainment › Humor › Satire, General