Free (Kindle) 10 Things You Might Not Know About Nearly Everything [Facts & Trivia]

[ATDrake]

10 Things You Might Not Know About Nearly Everything: A collection of fascinating historical, scientific and cultural facts about people, places and things by Mark Jacob & Stefan Benzkofer is a compilation of Exactly What It Says In The Title from the regular column in the Chicago Tribune newspaper, free courtesy of publisher Agate's Digital imprint.

Technically, this has previously been offered free in January 2013, but for some reason it never got posted to or mentioned on MR (or maybe I'm just not searching for the right terms), so I'm going to treat this as a new freebie for the purposes of the daily thread count, since I love these kinds of "did you know?" trivia factbooks.

Currently free, probably just until the weekend @ Amazon (not available to Canadians). ETA: now also free for the benefit of international Gentle Readers directly @ the publisher's website (DRM-free PDF available worldwide).

And this has been the (belated) selected 3rd (non-repeat) free ebook thread of the day.

Because information & entertainment = infotainment, which is A Good Thing™ (though not nearly as doubleplus good as edutainment, but that's tonight/tomorrow's pick).

Enjoy!

Description
For years, the Chicago Tribune's "10 Things You Might Not Know" column has been informing and entertaining readers on a diverse range of fascinating subjects. 10 Things You Might Not Know About Nearly Everything is a collection of the best of these columns, presented in a fun and easy-to-read format. This book gives readers well-researched, obscure facts on universal topics—including arts and culture, food and leisure, history, politics, science and technology, sports, holidays and religion, lifestyle, language, and more.

10 Things You Might Not Know About Nearly Everything contains a plethora of surprising trivia and pertinent tidbits on so many different areas that will appeal to everyone from history buffs to sports fans to foodies, with an especially riveting look into Chicago-area history and facts. For example, in Zion, Illinois it was once not only illegal to gamble, curse, and sell alcohol and tobacco, but also to whistle on Sundays, put on plays, eat pork or oysters, spit, or wear tan-colored shoes.

Some facts will make readers laugh and some will make jaws drop. This collection is a kaleidoscope of the absurd, the outrageous, and the sometimes-gruesome, making a highly entertaining mix of people, places, and things. 10 Things You Might Not Know About Nearly Everything will leave readers brighter, wittier, and curious to learn more about myriad worlds they never encountered before and will never forget.

[KentE]

Thanks, ATDrake!
Sounds like the perfect thing to put on my phone for those "I'm stuck here and don't have anything to read" moments!
KentE