Loaded with fun, offbeat trivia and Sandy Silverthorne’s hilarious cartoons, this book will not only make you smarter but also much more fun to be around. After all, who wouldn’t want to fall into a conversation with someone who knows

• how long most Americans spend waiting at red lights in their lifetimes
• which two first-world countries still haven’t signed a treaty to end World War II
• where the phrase “a blue moon” came from