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Three thousand of the most interesting and unusual of fascinating facts plucked from a broad spectrum including the sciences, history, fashion, entertainment, the Universe, and not to forget a veritable smorgasbord of the great eccentrics.
First publish date: 1979
Authors: Isaac Asimov
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