A review by aquamare7
The Book of Unusual Knowledge by Publications International Ltd

informative relaxing fast-paced

3.0

I enjoyed the book and its short, fast-paced, article style sections. However I only gave it 3(.5) stars because the topics it chose to talk about weren’t very diverse. Most of the topics are about American things; the holidays chapter solely talks about European and Abrahamic inspired holidays and almost exclusively how Americans celebrate them; the religion chapter solely focuses on Abrahamic religions; the war chapter flips back and forth from only the American Civil War and World 2; and practically all of the facts in the book are about white people. 
All in all, a nice leisurely read to pick up a few antidotes, but if you’re looking for a well-rounded world history book, this is not it.