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The Amazing Book of Useless Information, written by Noel Botham and published by the Useless Information Society, is a reference guide that compiles an eclectic assortment of curiosities and wonders. Designed as a handbook and vade-mecum, it offers readers a series of trivia and odd facts on topics from space travel to the origins of jelly beans, as well as oddly specific data such as the name of a town in West Virginia called Looneyville and the sugar content of lemons versus oranges. Though the information is labeled as useless, the book asserts it will out-trivialize even the smartest companions by posing life‑changing questions and answering them with sourced facts.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: Humorous Fiction/Comedy Fiction
Authors: Noel Botham
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