Qi (Quite interesting) is a television series hosted by the always entertaining and rather dapper Stephen Fry. It’s a panel game / quiz show that'll make you laugh while presenting some obscure fact about jellyfish or bread rolls. If you’re lucky it'll have a story involving jellyfish and bread rolls together that'll cause funny-man Alan Davies to bring great shame upon his curly head... bless his follicles.
The book is co-authored by the creator of the show, so it’s not just a quick cash-in, it’s the real deal. It collects together a wealth of trivia about all things unusual, some wickedly cruel and some very mundane things you didn't know you wanted to learn more about. It’s broken up into digestible chucks. Each topic is typically just one page in length. Some are only half a page but still manage to squeeze in enough info to justify their inclusion. Topics are the usual general knowledge categories: history, science, religion, food, geography, geology, etc. It even sheds light on whether or not a Jaffa Cake is really a cake or simply a biscuit.
It’s written for people who speak the Queen's English, so Americans may well get a little lost at times. I make no allegations. If you’re not convinced you need a book of general ignorance, ask yourself this question: Who wouldn't want to know which insect has a penis that snaps off in times of stress?
Buy it. Eat it. Regurgitate the trivia at your friends during lunch break. They'll love you from afar. Leave it in the shitter and learn while you birth a log. It has exactly 101 uses. It’s really Quite Interesting.
5 slices of French Toast (but is it really French?) out of 5
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