Schottt's Original Miscellany

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Does anyone else have this book?

It's an Aspie's dream!

What else can I say?

I looked it up; seems pretty interesting. I tend to like books like that. Maybe I'll look into obtaining a copy.

It's a collection of miscellaneous data. Useful trivia you've always wanted to know.

I have ALWAYS wanted to know what those weird little washing symbols on clothing labels meant, or have a map of the Hampton Court maze, or know the layout of an orchestra, or understand glove sizes, or how to tie a bow tie. Those are all things one could google separately. Alternatively, one could buy this amazing AspiePedia. I've had it for years, and every now and then it makes a reappearance. And that's when I walk around saying to everyone: "Did you know.....?"

Did you know that there's something appropriately moving written on the Statue of Liberty? It's here in my book.

I expect all the Americans here knew about it. I wonder if they can all recite it from memory.

Did you know that said statue weighs 225 tons and has a 35 foot waist?

No wonder the USA has an obesity problem.

Did you know that during WW2 Britons were rationed to one egg a week?

Did you know that men who become aggressive may be suffering from overly-high levels of "C19H2802?"

If I were a male, I would TOTALLY have that as my username!

I've had a bad night's sleep. Better go and make a cup of C8H10O2N4.

Oh my mum remembers dried egg, cdfox. When she was young, post-war rationing was still in place. She says dried egg was horrid. Like aeroplane food.

Who wants another random fact? (Probably no one, but, if so, you shouldn't moan. It's your own fault for reading this thread).

How awesome is this: 48 hair's-breadths are the equivalent of 1inch!