That's a Fact!: 1,001 Bits of Verified Trivial Knowledge

Name: That's a Fact!: 1,001 Bits of Verified Trivial Knowledge
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Rating: 4.4 (196 reviews)
Author: Ian Osborne

by Ian Osborne

Nonfiction

4.4 (196)

4.4 stars from 196 reviews

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Last checked: May 22, 2026

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Perfect for you if...

You love dropping obscure facts at dinner parties and actually want the receipts to back them up.
You need bathroom reading that's short, punchy, and genuinely surprising without requiring commitment.
You're the person who falls down Wikipedia rabbit holes at 2am and want a curated version of that chaos.

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You prefer narrative non-fiction with deep context and storytelling over bare facts.
You find lists and quick-hit trivia exhausting rather than energising.
You're looking for a book with a coherent argument or thesis, not scattered curiosities.

About this book

That's a Fact! contains over 1,200 bits of trivia, with every fact referenced and documented. The book covers a wide range of unusual topics, including Pepsi's brief ownership of a naval fleet, the history of human kissing, the role of nose grease in watchmaking, a CIA project involving a bionic cat, a king who died from a monkey bite, the match.com founder who lost his girlfriend to the site he created, and Shakespeare's non-use of the letter 'J'. The book is designed for casual reading in various settings and as a gift for those interested in sharing trivia.

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Currently #6,530 in the Kindle store — a top-10K bestseller. Sales have softened 100% recently.

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Currently 4.4★ from 196 reviews

Gaining approximately 14 new reviews per month. Rating has dipped slightly from 5.0 to 4.4.

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