Knowledge Stew: The Guide to the Most Interesting Facts in the World, Volume 1

by Daniel Ganninger

Discover the Facts Behind the FactsDid you know about the time Elvis met secretly with Nixon? Or why the Great Lakes are so Great? Did you know about a fire from 1962 that has never stopped? Or why some countries drive on the left side of the road? These are just some of the questions, along with the answers, in Knowledge The Guide to the Most Interesting Facts in the World.

This fun fact guide will take you through topics ranging from food to science, and geography to history, with loads of random facts in-between. Improve your knowledge and find things you've never heard before, or learn the facts behind the facts you already knew.

So sit back, grab a spoon, and help yourself to a heaping bowl of Knowledge Stew.

Genres: Nonfiction

163 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 14, 2015

About the author

Daniel Ganninger is the author of The Case Files of Icarus Investigations, a fan of useless trivia and knowledge, a professional in the medical field, and a private pilot with a commercial license and an instrument rating. After growing up in Texas, Daniel enjoyed a ten year stint in California before returning to Texas to settle down. He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston and now lives with his wife and two kids in the beautiful Central Texas area and Hill Country.

Reviews

[Dawn Corley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Entertaining read, although I did find a few inaccuracies.

[Kyle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Books that are nothing but a pile of facts have always interested me, and this is no exception. This has to be the longest (and best) fact book I have ever read, and it astonishes (and pleases) me that there are enough facts in the world to create multiple volumes, which I have not yet read but hope to do so soon. This book has a variety of facts, from the Principality of Sealand to websites killed by Facebook. If you’re the kind of person who really likes facts, this is for you.

[Jerry Cornelius · Rating 1 out of 5]

If the author and the editor can get a fact one hundred wrong once

Why would I believe anything else in the book?
So without doing the fact checking already implied, a complete waste of time unless you enjoy the risk of looking a buffoon.
There are too many better choices available.

Remind me again why I subscribe to unlimited?

[Marsha · Rating 3 out of 5]

An entertaining book of trivia. A few of the facts was startling, and many were unknown. None of it was particularly necessary or useful, but it was interesting – though not spellbinding exactly. I have to admit, I was kind of glad to be done. After a while, I really want more plot.

[Dan Stern · Rating 2 out of 5]

An entertaining book of trivia. A few of the facts was startling, and many were unknown. None of it was particularly necessary or useful, but it was interesting – though not spellbinding exactly. I have to admit, I was kind of glad to be done. After a while, I really want more plot.

[Michael · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good information

Lots of good information in this book. I didn't know vodka had an expiration date. Lots of other stuff I didn't know.

[Hal · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fun and fascinating book of unusual facts and stories, very entertaining.

[Sherrie Henry · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 stars

Now this is a trivia book! More than just factoids, this book states a fact and gives a background essay on it. While it's cool to know factoids, and it definitely helps when playing Trivial Pursuit, I like to know the whys and whats behind the fact.

I don't recall seeing any grammar issues, and only a couple of typos (and they were words that a spellchecker won't find - no for know, etc.) so they are forgivable.

I'm on to read volume 2. Very excited for this series!

[Jamie Rose · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this a lot but I'm a sucker for useless information and this had some interesting stuff. Which led to way too much time on YouTube watching superacid destroy various things, the Niagara falls, space and why we never hear about Emilio Estevez anymore. Emilio isn't in the book but the internet logicbots apparently decided it was a reasonable video to suggest next.