So, Now You Know...: A Compendium of Completely Useless Information

This book is a collection of short, surprising facts, the sort of thing you might repeat at a dinner party to a polite, if slightly bemused, audience. It ranges across history, sport, film, science and the odd corner of everyday life. Readers learn about an unusual origin for a household product, a pet of a famous comic-book hero, the astonishing feeding habits of a small insect, and a Scottish ancestor linked to a Shakespearean tragedy. Each entry is brief and self-contained, so the book can be dipped into at random. Its light tone and quick pace make it suitable for a bathroom shelf, a long journey or a quiz night. The title itself, a playful sign-off, sums up the whole spirit of the collection.