Brewer's Cabinet of Curiosities

From the creators of Brewers Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, considered by many the greatest trivia collection ever, comes another cool collection of fabulous facts, quirky quotes, and unbelievable-but-true happenings. The coverage includes various historic, literary, artistic, and scientific categorieseach supplying its share of the bizarre and the hilarious. Some examples: a list of royal nicknames, from William the Bastard (a.k.a. the Conqueror) to Harry Potty (todays irrepressible Prince Harry); the longest and shortest wars, from the 100 Years War to the Thirty-eight Minutes War; the ships cat that won a medal; and why the planet Uranus was nearly officially named George.