The original, benchmark compendium of facts weirder than fiction, intriguing information, and must-talk-about trivia that has sold over eight million copies worldwide and spawned many imitators. For nearly three decades David Wallechinsky and Amy Wallace have been researching curious facts and unusual statistics and the incredible stories behind them. Now the most entertaining and informative of these have been brought together in a long-awaited, thoroughly up-to-date, and Americanized new edition, including brand-new lists and list makers. Contributors include Oliver Stone Jane Fonda Sean Connery Robert Duvall Pedro Almodovar Stephen King John Waters Wynton Marsalis Quincy Jones Arnold Palmer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Isaac Stern Ian Rankin Alan Dershowitz Margaret Atwood Dave Eggers Brian Eno and Elmore Leonard.