Mr Hartston's Most Excellent Encyclopedia of Useless Information

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THE ULTIMATE CROSS REFERENCE GUIDE TO POINTLESS FACTS
ACNE
According to a survey in 2004, 73 per cent of acne sufferers would turn down a fortune if they could have a perfect complexion.
BEANS
Every hour, 38.5 tons of baked beans are eaten in Britain. The average Briton eats four times as many baked beans as the average American. It is the Irish, however, and not the British who eat the most baked beans per capita: an impressive 5.6kg (121b 5oz) each every year.
CHERRY
The world record distance for spitting a cherry pip in an official competition is 82ft 9in, set by Thomas Steinhauer in 2000. The Roman general LucuUus is said to have committed suicide in 56BC when he realised he was running out of cherries.
DE NIRO, ROBERT(B.1943)
The real-life character played by Robert de Niro in the film Goodfellas would have been eligible for parole in 2004 if he hadn't died in prison in 1996.

^MIVHARTSTOK'S
Most excellent
encyclopedia of useless infoflmation
In an increasingly... Tovább

Fülszöveg

THE ULTIMATE CROSS REFERENCE GUIDE TO POINTLESS FACTS
ACNE
According to a survey in 2004, 73 per cent of acne sufferers would turn down a fortune if they could have a perfect complexion.
BEANS
Every hour, 38.5 tons of baked beans are eaten in Britain. The average Briton eats four times as many baked beans as the average American. It is the Irish, however, and not the British who eat the most baked beans per capita: an impressive 5.6kg (121b 5oz) each every year.
CHERRY
The world record distance for spitting a cherry pip in an official competition is 82ft 9in, set by Thomas Steinhauer in 2000. The Roman general LucuUus is said to have committed suicide in 56BC when he realised he was running out of cherries.
DE NIRO, ROBERT(B.1943)
The real-life character played by Robert de Niro in the film Goodfellas would have been eligible for parole in 2004 if he hadn't died in prison in 1996.

^MIVHARTSTOK'S
Most excellent
encyclopedia of useless infoflmation
In an increasingly crazy world full of newfangled media trivia and other such nonsense, there is a very real danger that such an excess of information will fluster and confuse even the most intelligent of society's ladies and gentleman. It is precisely this worrying state of affairs that the esteemed Mr Hartston tackles in his supremely ordered encylopedia of most astonishing and divertingly frivolous facts you will ever find.
With customary wit, graciousness and exemplary articulacy, this super tome is constructed alphabetically by the dedicated and intellectually magnanimous author, not to mention being ingeniously cross-referenced, to provide the reader with an utterly comprehensive compendium of tantalizing trivia, off the wall statistics and tidbits that are as quaint as they are quirky.
Perfect for any discerning individual with a taste for the outlandish and extraordinary, this simply marvellous collection will doubtlessly be dipped into again and again. So come, take a trip away from the tawdry, and enjoy this perfectly refreshing read by the finest purveyor of useless information in the nation! Vissza