One might call the contents of this book conversation starters or unusual facts, but what they contain are random facts, as the title suggests. Yet, if you expect this or any other book like it to include every single fact in our world, that won’t happen. So, keeping my expectations in check, I read this book from cover to cover and enjoyed it very much.

For example, I didn’t know the Mississippi River flowed backwards in 1811 and 1812 due to the effects of earthquakes. Neither did I know that the driest place on earth was Antarctica, not receiving any precipitation for several years. Then, who knew that Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time?

Plus, there were the funny ones sprinkled here and there such as, “Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space. Passing gas in a space suit damages them.”

The facts in the book are numbered and divided into sections. These sections are: Animals, Human Body, World’s Different Cultures and Customs, Pop Culture, Everyday Products, Words and Language, History, Technology, Science, Astronomy and Space, Odd Locations and Addresses, and Miscellaneous Facts.

As much as the information in this book, I like its organization and ease of language. Even if some facts may be known to some of us, most of us probably don’t know at least some of the facts. Overall, this is a fun book and easy to read. I am glad I read it.

having a good time and seeing unusual facts, which may give a writer ideas for stories.

is Tyler Buckhouse.

It is fun to read and you can read it in a relatively short time.

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