HOLIDAY HELPER
Daily Breeze (Torrence, CA), December 8, 2006
Need some help with your holiday shopping? Check out our daily gift ideas — you might find just the thing for someone on your list.
Here’s an idea for the friend who claims he’ll try out for “Jeopardy” soon. The Pocket Idiot’s Guide to Not-So-Useless Facts, by Dane Sherwood, Sandy Wood and Kara Kovalchik, is bursting with more than 1,000 interesting, shocking and yes, even mundane tidbits. Yep, it’s filled with factoids gathered by a team of expert fact finders and pop culture experts. Want a teaser? The sailfish is the fastest fish in the sea, clocking in at 68 mph underwater, two miles per hour faster than the cheetah, the fastest land animal.
Cost: $14.95.