Learn Something New Every Day: 365 Facts to Fulfill Your Life
Learn something new with 366 fascinating facts from NPR librarian Kee Malesky
What was the greatest thing before sliced bread? What color did carrots used to be? Why do many American spellings differ from their British counterparts? What does it mean "to have one's eyes lined with ham"? 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.
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.
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.
We earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.
Book details
- Author
- Kee Malesky
- Imprint
- Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 288
- Formats
- Hardcover
- Subjects
- Reference › Curiosities & Wonders
- Topics
- trivia and fun facts · curiosities and wonders · history · science · language · arts · natural history · daily facts
- ISBN-13
- 9781118112755
About the author
KEE MALESKY was the longest-serving librarian at NPR, joining the organization in 1984 after more than two decades of professional service. Her books include Learn Something New Every Day: 365 Facts to Fulfill Your Life and All Facts Considered: The Essential Library of Inessential Knowledge.
Malesky received the 2012 Dow Jones Leadership Award from the Special Libraries Association. She held an undergraduate degree in art and a master’s degree in library and information science from the Catholic University of America.
At NPR, Malesky provided fact-checking, background research, and guidance on grammar and pronunciation throughout her career. Her books reflected the same commitment to accurate, accessible knowledge that defined her work as a reference librarian.