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COVER
TITLE PAGE
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
INTRODUCTION
PEOPLE
FROM HERE TO MATERNITY
SEPARATED AT BIRTH
BORN ON CHRISTMAS DAY
FAMOUS PEOPLE WHO WERE ADOPTED
WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?
EXCLUDED FROM SCHOOL
CELEBRITIES’ SCHOOL YEARBOOK AWARDS
CELEBRITIES WITH DEGREES
EARLY JOBS OF THE FAMOUS
CELEBRITY SACKINGS
MOST STRESSFUL JOBS IN THE WORLD
FAMOUS PEOPLE WHO ONCE HAD THE SAME JOB
FORMER SCHOOLTEACHERS
PEOPLE WHOSE NAME REFLECTS THEIR JOB
YE OLDE OCCUPATIONS
RARELY INVOKED PATRON SAINTS
EVEN THE CAKE WAS IN TIERS
FAMOUS PEOPLE WHO MARRIED THEIR FIRST COUSIN
UNIQUE UNIONS
MARRIAGE LINES
SHORT-LIVED CELEBRITY MARRIAGES
PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN MARRIED FIVE TIMES OR MORE
FAMOUS ACTORS WHO MARRIED NON-CELEBRITIES
SOME OXFORD UNION GUEST SPEAKERS
WHAT’S IN A NAME?
FAMOUS PEOPLE KNOWN BY THEIR MIDDLE NAME
PEOPLE WITH MEMORABLE MIDDLE NAMES
INITIALLY INTERESTING
UNLUCKY FOR SOME
FAMOUS PEOPLE FROM BASINGSTOKE, HAMPSHIRE
CELEBRITIES WHO MAY HAVE SEEN A UFO
MAD MONARCHS AND ECCENTRIC EMPERORS
SHORT REIGNS
ROTTEN RULERS
US PRESIDENTS’ AVERAGE APPROVAL RATINGS
PRESIDENTIAL FACTS
STARS BEHIND BARS
PEOPLE WHO SURVIVED THEIR OWN EXECUTION
FASHION VICTIMS
MR BLACKWELL’S WORST DRESSED LIST WINNERS
HIDDEN TALENTS
CRAZY COLLECTORS
PASSING THE TIME
WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT?
DUMB CRIMINALS
UNUSUAL DISGUISES ADOPTED BY CRIMINALS
PERSONAL BELONGINGS SOLD AT AUCTION
ONE OF THOSE DAYS
CREATIVE DEATHS
PEOPLE WHO DIED ON THE TOILET
FAMOUS PEOPLE WHO DROWNED – BUT NOT IN THE TOILET
PEOPLE WHO DIED DURING SEX (ALLEGEDLY)
OTHER PEOPLE WHO DIED IN 2016
DIED ON THE SAME DAY
DIED ON THEIR BIRTHDAY
FAMOUS LAST WORDS
THE NATURAL WORLD
HAVE EWE HERD?
SOME COUNTRIES WHERE SHEEP OUTNUMBER PEOPLE
COMPARATIVE SPEEDS
SPIDERS TO AVOID
A BUG’S LIFE
THE BUZZWORD ON BEES
SCHMIDT STING PAIN INDEX
ORGANISMS NAMED AFTER FAMOUS PEOPLE
DEADLIEST CREATURES
ANIMAL CRACKERS
WILDLIFE HOMES
BABY CREATURES
MALES AND FEMALES
SPECIES WHERE THE FEMALE IS MUCH BIGGER
LONG MIGRATIONS
CREATURES THAT MATE FOR LIFE
WILD SEX
ANIMALS THAT MASTURBATE … AND HAVE BEEN CAUGHT IN THE ACT
AVERAGE ERECT PENIS LENGTHS FOR DIFFERENT ANIMALS
AVERAGE LIFE SPANS
MONKEY (AND APE) BUSINESS
MOST POWERUL BITES
WHAT’S DUNG IS DUNG
MARSUPIALS
GESTATION PERIODS
SUPER SENSES
HIGH AND MIGHTY
TV WESTERN STEEDS
HARD TO FATHOM
ANIMAL STARS AND THEIR MOST FAMOUS ROLES
FEATHERED AND FURRED FELONS
BIZARRE BIRDS
ANIMALS BEHAVING BADLY
MOST VENOMOUS SNAKES
IN COLD BLOOD
SOME ANIMALS AND BIRDS THAT HAVE BECOME EXTINCT SINCE 1900
MYSTERIOUS BEASTS
DOG TALES
MAN’S BEST FRIEND
CAT NIPS
PET PROJECTS
HEROIC PETS
THE LASSIE SYNDROME
TALENTED PETS
PLANTS AND THEIR MEANINGS
ROSES NAMED AFTER FAMOUS PEOPLE
ARMED SHRUBBERY
GREEN FINGERS
TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL
SOME PASSENGERS WHO MISSED THE TITANIC
UK SHIPPING FORECAST AREAS
LIFE ON THE OCEAN WAVES
SOME CARS THAT ARE NAMED AFTER PEOPLE
FAMOUS PEOPLE (IN THE MOTORING ERA) WHO NEVER HAD A DRIVER’S LICENCE
COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES THAT DRIVE ON THE LEFT
MOTORING MISHAPS
MAJOR INTERNATIONAL VEHICLE REGISTRATION CODES
AUTO FACTS
WORLD’S TOP SELLING CARS (2018)
FAMOUS HARLEY-DAVIDSON OWNERS
COUNTRIES WITH MOST CYCLISTS PER HEAD
CYCLING SHORTS
PIONEER INGAVIATORS
AIR MILES FROM LONDON
UP, UP, AND AWAY
WE APOLOGISE FOR THE DELAY TO YOUR FLIGHT
BUSIEST AIRPORTS
AIRPORTS THAT ARE NEAREST TO THE CITIES THEY SERVE
AIRPORTS THAT ARE FURTHEST FROM THE CITIES THEY SERVE
TRAINSPOTTING
LONDON UNDERGROUND TRIVIA
LONDON UNDERGROUND STATIONS THAT HAVE CHANGED THEIR NAME
ODD ITEMS LEFT ON TRAINS
WORLD’S OLDEST METRO SYSTEMS
EUROPE’S BUSIEST TRAIN STATIONS
EPIC JOURNEYS
PUSHING THE LIMITS
THE ARTS
NATIONAL ANTHEMS
LONG TOP 40 SONG TITLES
NUL POINTERS AT THE EUROVISION SONG CONTEST
CATCHY EUROVISION SONG CONTEST TITLES
BANDS AND THEIR ORIGINAL NAMES
JOHN LENNON AND THE NUMBER NINE
ROCK TRIVIA
PEOPLE MENTIONED IN BILLY JOEL’S ‘WE DIDN’T START THE FIRE’
SONGS IN ENGLISH CONTAINING UN SOUPÇON OF FRENCH
MEMBERS OF THE ‘27 CLUB’
COMPOSERS WHO DIED BEFORE REACHING FORTY
CLASSICAL GAS
I’LL BET YOU THINK THIS SONG IS ABOUT YOU
SOME SONGS WHOSE TITLE IS NOT IN THE LYRICS
BAND NAME ORIGINS
EXCESS ALL AREAS
MOST POPULAR UK FUNERAL SONGS
GUEST MUSICIANS
CAUGHT ON CAMEO
HOLLYWOOD LIVES
MOVIE WALK-ONS
OSCAR ODDITIES
I’LL PASS ON THIS ONE
DENTISTS IN MOVIES
MOVIE CLIPS
FILM TAGLINES
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?
REAL NAMES OF SUPERHEROES
ACTORS’ SOBRIQUETS
INSURANCE POLICIES
SOME HOLLYWOOD CANADIANS
MOVIE BLUNDERS
AN INFINITE DEAL OF NOTHING
STAGE WHISPERS
POISON PENS
POSTMAN PAT AROUND THE WORLD
REJECTED TITLES FOR MONTY PYTHON’S FLYING CIRCUS
THINGS WE HAVE LEARNED FROM WATCHING TV SOAPS
DEATHS IN NEIGHBOURS
SOME PEOPLE WHO HAVE PLAYED THEMSELVES IN THE SIMPSONS
MUPPET SHOW CHARACTERS YOU MAY HAVE FORGOTTEN
TV TIDBITS
BAT VILLAINS
BRITISH SITCOM TITLES OVERSEAS
THE WACKY RACERS
DOCTOR WHO COMPANIONS
STARS WHO BEGAN ON CHILDREN’S TV
BLINK AND YOU’LL MISS THEM
SELECTED CALLERS ON FRASIER
BEWILDERING TV QUIZ SHOW ANSWERS
EXAMPLES OF TV CENSORSHIP
ARTY FACTS
MOST EXPENSIVE PAINTINGS SOLD AT AUCTION
TURNER PRIZE NOMINEES
ART FAILS
CATCHY BOOK TITLES
BANNED BOOKS
FICTIONAL DETECTIVES AND THEIR AUTHORS
BOOKS YOU SHOULD HAVE READ CONDENSED INTO TWO LINES
NOMS DE PLUME
FOOTNOTES
AUTOBIOGRAPHY TITLES
REJECTED AUTHORS
WHERE’S WALLY AROUND THE WORLD
LIKE A PIG IN LIT
MR MEN AND LITTLE MISSES IN FRENCH
UK POETS LAUREATE
FIRSTS, SECONDS, ONLYS AND LASTS
FIRSTS
SECONDS
ONLYS
LASTS
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
THE HUMAN BODY
THE EYES HAVE IT
PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT COLOURED EYES
EPONYMOUS BODY PARTS
HUMAN BODY PARTS DISPLAYED IN MUSEUMS
SPLIT ENDS
GETTING TO THE BOTTOM OF THINGS
MINE’S BIGGER THAN YOURS
SEX MATTERS
LIFE AS WE KNOW IT
OBSCURE PHOBIAS
PHOBIAS OF THE FAMOUS
ACCIDENTS WILL HAPPEN
STRANGE SYNDROMES
DREAMS AND THEIR MEANINGS
FAMOUS HYPOCHONDRIACS
EYE OF FROG AND OTHER MEDIEVAL REMEDIES
HISTORICAL BALDNESS CURES
ARE YOU SITTING COMFORTABLY?
BRISTOL STOOL SCALE
THE EMBARRASSING TRUMPS
OUR FAVOURITE SMELLS
WORST SMELLS IN THE WORLD
ODD ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE HUMAN BODY
CIRCLING THE DRAIN
FAMOUS PEOPLE WITH DYSLEXIA
THE CHEMICAL ELEMENTS
AN ADVANCED BREED OF MONKEYS
DECIBEL LEVELS
PRIME NUMBERS UP TO 200
SPACE ODDITIES
RAINING SPRATS AND FROGS
MAIN CLOUD TYPES
EXTREME WEATHER
UNDER MY UMBRELLA
IG NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS
INVENTORS AND INVENTIONS
UNSUNG INVENTORS
PATENTLY RIDICULOUS
INVENTORS KILLED BY THEIR OWN INVENTIONS
WEIRD THINGS SOLD ON EBAY
WEBSITES TO BOOKMARK
TWITTERATI
VAGUELY INTERESTING TWITTER STATISTICS
HOLLY WOOD STARS WHO SHUN SOCIAL MEDIA
THERE’S AN APP FOR EVERYTHING
FOOD AND DRINK
FOOD AND DRINK NAMED AFTER REAL PEOPLE
KNOW YOUR ONIONS
ALL THINGS FRUIT
FEELING FRUITY
SCOVILLE HEAT SCALE OF SPICES AND CHILLI PEPPERS
GOUDA TO KNOW
EXOTIC ICE CREAM FLAVOURS
MOST POPULAR ICE CREAM FLAVOURS
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
CHOCOLATE CHIPS
BRITAIN’S FAVOURITE CHOCOLATE BARS
WHEN SWEET BRANDS WERE INTRODUCED
SPAM, SPAM, SPAM, SPAM
FAST FOOD
FAVOURITE PIZZA TOPPINGS WORLDWIDE
FUSSY EATERS
RESTAURANTS WITH A DIFFERENCE
ACQUIRED TASTES
LESSER KNOWN PASTAS
SPEED EATERS
ROADKILL RATINGS
SOUND BITES
LAST MEALS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
LOST IN TRANSLATION
BARS AROUND THE WORLD
BRITAIN’S OLDEST PUBS
MOST COMMON BRITISH PUB NAMES
UNUSUAL BRITISH PUB NAMES
LIQUID REFRESHMENTS
BEERS AND THEIR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
INTERESTINGLY NAMED BEERS
DEAR BEER
CHAMPAGNE BOTTLE SIZES
COUNTRIES THAT CONSUME MOST ALCOHOL PER CAPITA
LEADING COFFEE PRODUCING COUNTRIES
SPORT AND GAMES
SPORTING FAILURES
WEIRD SPORTING EVENTS
FREAK SPORTING INJURIES
SURPRISING SPORTS STARS
SPORTS STARS’ NICKNAMES
SPORTSPEOPLE WITH UNFORTUNATE NAMES
SUMMER OLYMPICS HOST CITIES
WINTER OLYMPICS HOST VENUES
COUNTRIES WITH MOST OLYMPIC MEDALS PER CAPITA
OLYMPIC HEROES
SOME DISCONTINUED OLYMPIC SPORTS
MISCELLANEOUS OLYMPIANS
A GOOD WALK SPOILED
EXTREME GOLF HOLES
CHALLENGING ROUNDS OF GOLF
CELEBRITIES AND THEIR FAVOURITE FOOTBALL TEAMS
BRITISH FOOT BALL TEAMS’ ORIGINAL NAMES
BRITISH FOOTBALL TEAMS’ NICKNAMES
FOOTBALLERS WITH FAMOUS NAMES
ON THE BALL
FIFTEEN HOOLIGANS
QUICK SINGLES
BOXING WEIGHT CLASSES
INDOOR SPORTS
FORMULA ONE GRAND PRIX CIRCUITS SINCE 1950
EXCUSE ME WHILE I INTERRUPT MYSELF
MULTI-DISCIPLINE ATHLETICS EVENTS
GAME, SET AND MATCH
US CITIES WITH TEAMS FROM FOUR MAJOR LEAGUE SPORTS
CURRENT MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL STADIUMS
THE SUPER BOWL BY NUMBERS
DEFUNCT UK RACECOURSES
A GAME OF TWO HALVES
TOY STORIES
FOREIGN NAMES FOR CLASSIC CLUEDO CHARACTERS
SOME GOOD SCRABBLE WORDS
STREETS IN CLASSIC AUSTRALIAN EDITION MONOPOLY
PLANET EARTH
CAPITALS OF THE WORLD
PLACE NAMES AND THEIR MEANINGS
WORLD CURRENCIES
PEOPLE WHO HAVE FEATURED ON CURRENCIES OF THE WORLD
UNLUCKY EVENTS THAT HAPPENED ON FRIDAY THE THIRTEENTH
RIVER DEEP
MOUNTAIN HIGH
MOST COMMON US PLACE NAMES
LONG OVERDUE
UNUSUAL ITEMS SENT BY MAIL
HAPPIEST COUNTRIES (2018)
MOST POPULATED CITIES
WEIRD LAWS
SOME CRIMES THAT WERE PUNISHABLE BY DEATH IN EIGHTEENTH - CENTURY BRITAIN
PRODUCTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD WITH AMUSING NAMES
PUNDERFUL SHOP AND BUSINESS NAMES
SIGNS OF THE TIMES
IN SHORT
PHONETIC ALPHABETS
IMPORTANT DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
QUIRKY CUSTOMS
NAMES FOR SANTA AROUND THE WORLD
NATIONAL SUPERSTITIONS
NOT THE PLACE TO KEEP A SAUSAGE
MADE IN BRITAIN
THE AMERICAN WAY
ROMAN TOWN NAMES IN BRITAIN
SOME BRITISH PLACE NAMES IN CANADA
UK CITIES
US NATIONAL PARKS
UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES IN THE UK
BRITONS’ FAVOURITE HOLIDAY DESTINATIONS
GOING POTTY
FLAGS
COUNTRIES WITH MOST NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS PER CAPITA
US STATE NICKNAMES
WHO SAYS THERE ARE NO FAMOUS BELGIANS?
MAD HOUSES
ALARM THE HALL PORTER
UNUSUAL CAUSES OF DEATH IN THE US
NICHE MUSEUMS
SPECIALISED SOCIETIES
US STATE CAPITALS
NUMBER ONES
THE LARGEST GREEK ISLANDS
ODD PLACE NAMES
STRANGE PLACES
CITY INHABITANTS
HARD YAKKA
COLLECTIVE NOUNS
SOUFFLES BROKE OUT
OXFORD DICTIONARIES’ WORDS OF THE YEAR
SINGLE-WORD PALINDROMES
SOME RARELY USED WORDS
ORIGINS OF PHRASES
LONG WORDS IN THE GERMAN DICTIONARY
ENGLISH WORDS WITH FOREIGN PARENTS
WORDS WITH MOST MEANINGS IN THE OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY
COMMON LATIN PHRASES IN ENGLISH
10 - LETTER WORDS THAT CAN BE WRITTEN USING ONLY THE TOP ROW OF A KEYBOARD
MOST WIDELY SPOKEN LANGUAGES IN THE WORLD
CALIFORNIA DREAMING
FIGLIO DI PUTTANA!
TOASTS
FANCY THAT!
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