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Noel Botham



In 1995, a secret society was formed comprising Britain's foremost thinkers, writers, and artists to explore the world's most bizarre nooks and crannies and to trade and share useless information (or, as founding member Keith Waterhouse, playwright and journalist, would have it, "totally bloody useless")-usually over a pint or two at a local pub. Now, The Useless Information Society shares its findings with Americ an readers in this first of what they threaten will be several volumes.

Noel Botham is charman and founding member of The Useless Information Society. Botham and the rest of his team lurk mostly around London
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The Book of Useless Informa...

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The Ultimate Book of Useles...

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The Amazing Book of Useless...

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The Totally Awesome Book of...

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The Best Book of Useless In...

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The World's Greatest Book o...

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Margaret - The Last Real Pr...

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“You share a birthday with at least nine million other people in the world.”
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“Santa Claus”
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“In Hartford, Connecticut, it is illegal for a husband to kiss his wife on Sundays.”
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