Random Illustrated Facts: A Collection of Curious, Weird, and Totally Not Boring Things to

Brand: Workman
Manufacturer: Workman Publishing Company
ISBN 0761189955
EAN: 9780761189954
Category: Paperback (Humor)
List Price: $14.99
Price: $10.10  (Customer Reviews)
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Dimension: 7.05 x 7.00 x 0.75 inches
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Product Description

Trivia meets its match.

Did you know that Napoleon was once attacked by rabbits? Or that the Mars Rover sang itself “Happy Birthday”? How about the odd ingredient Civil War soldiers used to make coffee?

From Jupiter’s diamond showers to why pirates wore eye patches to the delightful link between dancing goats and the discovery of coffee, this collection of obscure and fascinating facts is brought to you by Mike Lowery, an illustrator and connoisseur of the offbeat. Featuring four gatefolds and hundreds of infographic webs that connect the trivia in dozens of surprising ways, it’s a little book that delivers endless delight.  

 

Top Reviews

Fun book of facts
by Christine (5 out of 5 stars)
January 4, 2018

Our office participates in buying gifts for abused children placed in a temporary home. The boy was interested in weird science facts so I purchased a few of these types of books. Of course, when I got them, I had to flip through. :) One thing to note about this book is that there are probably just as many illustrations as their are facts. I mention this because depending on the age of the child or the type of child - they may like more pictures or more facts. Other books I purchased seemed to have more facts, but this one may be better suited for a younger child (such as under 10).

This book was so much fun. I thought that it would actually be perfect to get for my dad because he is a trivia buff. Excellent book for old and young alike!!! Would definitely purchase again.
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They both loved it! In fact
by Jadaros (5 out of 5 stars)
August 2, 2018

I saw this at work and thought it looked interesting, so I bought a digital copy for myself. After enjoying it very much, I purchased a copy for my adult daughter and a nephew who is about ten years old. They both loved it! In fact, my nephew was laughing as he was reading it and did not put it down the entire half hour or so that I was there.

Very interesting book for both adults and children. It made us want to learn more. My adult daughter's husband challenged some of these interesting facts, and after looking them up, found they were indeed true. Anyone that enjoys odd trivia may enjoy this book.
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Great book
by Alejandro (5 out of 5 stars)
April 11, 2019

Loved it! Such a cute and beautiful book. I follow the artist Instagram and as soon as I found his book on a library and went ahead and ordered as a gift to someone who also loves to learn about weird random facts. The quality is really good too.
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Fun, funny, beautiful book .. maybe you can start a fun tradition with your kids ..
by JeffStripp (5 out of 5 stars)
February 9, 2018

Such a fun coffee table book .. illustrations are fun and funny .. great book for adults and kids ..

I love "random fact books" .. every morning while taking my kids to school we have a random fact talk and laugh.. my kids love it and we have made it into a fun thing to do to pass time ..

Highly recommend this book .. my 5 year old can understand what teen and I are talking about bc of graphics ..

Never know if my kids end up on a game show ... 😂🤣 They may win lol ..
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Fun Read
by Matt (5 out of 5 stars)
December 12, 2017

Got this book for my 7 year old niece. I read through it to make sure there weren't any inappropriate facts, and it was all kid friendly. It was chock full of fun drawings and interesting tidbits even for adults. I would highly recommend this book for all ages.
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Cover didn't attract my attention. Well, yes, I guess it did. I bought it. :-)
by dennphill (5 out of 5 stars)
December 12, 2017

OK. A quick read, but pretty interesting and enjoyable. I give the author a 10 for just getting all this trivia collected and organized and a 10 for his presentation. Not great literature, but, then, hey...waddya want in the Holiday Season? Sending it off to my 92 year old aunt. I think she'll enjoy it, too. I guess, in writing this and before I push the SUBMIT button...it's gotten 10 reviews so far and they are ALL 5-starrs, and here I m giving it 5 stars, too. (Good job, Mike. Have a Merry Christmas!)
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AWESOME book! Love it! ❤️
by Anonymous (5 out of 5 stars)
October 28, 2017

This book is an awesome book with great illustrations and lettering types mixed together in it's information. The information is incredibly interesting too! It's fun to read and notice all the cute lil details of Mike Lowery's artistic aesthetic! I could read it over and over, because of that! I wish I could remember all the interesting facts, they'd be great topics of conversation with my kids lol! I would absolutely most definitely advise getting this! It's a great book and when you read how he started the process of making this book (in the foreword), it's even better! Two hands up!! 🙌🏻
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It's highly possible I liked this better than my niece!
by Rachel Milanesi (5 out of 5 stars)
April 9, 2019

I loved it just as much as my niece (12 yrs old)... possibly more. Great fun book. Gifted a copy to my niece and ordered one for myself. I told her for a month we would txt each other a fun fact we liked.

Great coffee table, bathroom book.
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Fun Coffee Table Book
by Meagan (4 out of 5 stars)
February 13, 2018

This was a great Christmas gift, and a good coffee table book. Only reason I rated it 4 stars instead of five is that the size of the book plus the graphics (which are really well-done!) made it a little difficult to read, because it's kind of busy.
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Not boring? SOLD!
by andrea (5 out of 5 stars)
December 20, 2018

Purchased as part of a gift for a 10 year old girl who descibes everything in life as BORING. I flipped through and was entertained by the random facts, actually plan to look at it a bit more before wrapping it up to give to her!

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