The Utterly, Completely, and Totally Useless Science Fact-o-pedia: A Startling Collection of Scientific Trivia Youll Never Need to Know
By (Author) Wendy Leonard
Illustrated by Steve Kanaras
Illustrated by Matt C. Ryan
HarperCollins Publishers
HarperCollins
5th March 2013
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
Trivia and quiz questions
509
Hardback
320
Width 156mm, Height 196mm, Spine 28mm
680g
Calling all of the trivia buffs! Loaded with over 200 entries and almost 2,000 bits of trivia, this book will arm you with hundreds of useless scientific tidbits perfect for curious minds.
Organized from A (Amino Acids) to Z (Zombie Etiquette), and packed with great cartoons, The Useless Science Fact-o-Pedia is a treasure trove of fun facts for the inquiring mind. Its perfect, whether youre looking to stimulate your brain or impress at a party!
Featuring such fantastic and useless facts as:
Did you know that the U.S. Center for Disease Control published a blog post on preparing for the zombie apocalypse to teach the public about preparedness in emergencies
Or that Saturn is so light, it would float on water
Or that most mammals yawn, as well as some birds and reptiles
Or that the first roller coaster can be traced to 15th-century Russia
Or that Leonardo da Vinci sketched plans for a humanoid robot back in 1495
How about the fact that the North Atlantic Ocean gets 1 inch wider every year
Written by an award-winning and accessible expert medical writer, The Utterly, Completely, and Totally Useless Science Fact-o-pedia is an extraordinary look at our seemingly ordinary world.
An award-winning and internationally recognized expert medical writer, Wendy has been using her gift to translate medical jargon into lay-friendly language for over 25 years. She is a full-time freelance writer and member of the American Public Health Association and resides in the Agricultural Reserve.