1000 Things Worth Knowing

by Nathaniel C. Fowler Jr.

This handy book of useful information contains more than 1000 facts, many of which are not generally known to the average person; but all of them are of interest to humankind, and knowledge of many of them is essential. Fowler has used the simplest English, and has avoided, as far as possible, all technical terms. He has endeavored not to fall into the common error of making his explanations harder to understand than the subjects treated. In the space of a few hundred pages Fowler has presented the thousand or more things that are really worth knowing. He examines everything from April Fool's Day ("Its origin is unknown, but it is supposed to follow an ancient pageant custom of playing tricks on the first day of April"), to the Seven Wonders of the ancient and new worlds, to the derivation of the term "Yankee." The book is not a mere encyclopedia -- it is an education unto itself.

Genres: Nonfiction

231 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1913

About the author

1858-1918

Reviews

[Max Patiiuk · Rating 1 out of 5]

Information is outdated
This book is not going to teach you 1000 things worth knowing, instead, it is presenting 1000 boring facts. Like distance from each state of america to another, or days from one month to another

[Katelyn Jenkins · Rating 3 out of 5]

For 1918, the text's definitions are interesting :)

[Ally A · Rating 3 out of 5]

A quick easy read, some of the information obviously may be a little outdated :) but every once in a while you find an interesting fact

[Trevor · Rating 1 out of 5]

Incredibly outdated, but is now an interesting snapshot of the world at that point in time.

[Susan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good if you jump around and pick up odd things. Not really for reading straight through. Some of the facts are wrong but I think that happens with everything.