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Now I Know
The Revealing Stories Behind the World’s Most Interesting Facts
Dan Lewis
The remarkable history behind
today’s most popular trivia
• From Mona Lisa’s stolen smile to the 27th Letter of the Alphabet,
this book offers readers a deeper look into the unbelievable stories
surrounding today’s most popular facts
Trivia
ISBN: 9781440563621
UPC: 045079563629
$14.99 (CAN $16.99)
Paperback
6 x 7½, 256 pages
North American English Rights
#U5598
• The “Now I Know” newsletter has 80,000+ subscribers with fans such
as Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales and ESPN’s Keith Law—and won
a People’s Voice Webby award in 2013!
• Reddit, Metafilter, MentalFloss, and Smithsonian Magazine have
featured Dan Lewis’s work
“I eagerly read “Now I Know” every day. It’s always fresh,
always a surprise, and always interesting!”
—Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia and Wikia
Dan Lewis
New York, NY | NowIKnow​.com
Dan Lewis is a father, husband, Mets fan, lawyer,
and trivia buff. He writes a daily email newsletter
called “Now I Know,” which began in June
of 2010 with 20 subscribers and now boasts more
than 80,000. A proud graduate of Tufts University
and the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, he’s
currently the Director of New Media Communications
for Sesame Workshop, the non-profit organization
that brings Sesame Street to the world.
Readers will come across a lot more than just interesting facts when they
pick up Now I Know. Even if they think they have a handle on all things
trivia, they’re guaranteed a surprise inside. From uncovering the truth
behind buried treasure in Nova Scotia’s famed Money Pit to New York
City’s plan to crack down on crime by banning pinball, this book reveals
the little-known stories behind the world’s most fascinating trivia.
Covering 100 outrageous topics, Now I Know will show readers that even
the biggest know-it-all has a lot to learn.
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