Book description
Learn something new with 366 fascinating facts from NPR librarian Kee Malesky
What was the greatest thing before sliced bread?1
What color did carrots used to be?2 Why do many American
spellings differ from their British counterparts?3 What
does it mean "to have one's eyes lined with ham"?
4 If you know the answers to these questions, then you're
John Hodgman. If you had to look for them below, you need this book.5
Kee Malesky, author of All Facts Considered, returns with a
year's worth of facts on the arts, history, language, natural history,
religion, and science to build up your brain. From "What is the
only sea without coastlines?" to "How did the tradition of
April Fool's Day begin?", this book is the best way to know more
stuff than that other guy.6
Learn Something New Every Day is the ideal gift for anyone with
an inquisitive mind and an appreciation of the wonders of the world
around us. But don't give it to them. You don't want them to know more
than you do.
1. Bagged bread. 2. Purple. 3. BlameÂ-or thankÂ-Noah Webster.
4. That's the Italian expression for "can't see the wood for the
trees." 5. You'd enjoy it too, Mr. Hodgman. 6. Discovering more
than one fact per day can cause increased confidence. We've probably
already put you at risk with the four above. Learn safely.
Kee Malesky, National Public Radio's longest-serving librarian,
is a member of the team that provides fact-checking, background
research, and grammar and pronunciation guidance to NPR's radio
programs and digital media projects.
