Useless Knowledge

How can your tongue get you arrested?What dessert is as smart as the average adult?What''s louder: A jet plane at take-off or a hippo having sex?In the form of a lively and eccentric course catalog this brainchild of the creator of the wildly successful uselessknowledge offers up loads of facts of little consequence for the hardcore trivia buff or the casual enthusiast. Inside you''ll find topics and entries like these:The Core Curriculum The Useless School of Animals The sound that a camel makes is called nuzzing.The Useless School of FilmWarren Beatty''s first job in the theater was a rat-catcher...backstage.The Useless School of HistoryNot that he was immature but Napoleon concocted his battle strategies in a sandbox.The Useless School of SportsIt takes 3000 cows to supply a single season''s worth of footballs to the NFL.There are also Useless Schools of Television Biology Science and Technology Music Geography and Culinary Arts.