Billy B. Good's Fun Facts and Trivia Snacks: Volume 1

A word from Billy B. Good:

I'm not a fan of trivia books that simply print hundreds (or thousands) of one-line facts, like:

The deepest spot on the ocean floor is known as Challenger Deep, which is 36,307 feet below the ocean's surface.

YAWN. But suppose I told you this:

The first people to attempt to measure this giant hole in the ocean, back in 1875, used a weighted rope that stretched down more than 26,000 feet.

What? Who has a rope that's FIVE MILES LONG? See, that's much more interesting.

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