Facts at Your Fingertips

Fun for the whole family--find half a million fast, accurate facts in this 512-page fascinating, easy-to-access book and never be stumped for an answer again! Great for schoolwork, special reports, speeches, crosswords, and much more. This fact-packed book has vital information in nine intriguing chapters, including The Universe and Our Planet, The History of Mankind, Culture and Entertainment, and Science and Invention. Along with the most useful facts about our world, this guide also includes over 800 full-color photographs and illustrations, maps, charts, cause and effect diagrams, easy to follow timelines, color-coded chapters, and complete cross-referencing. Whether you're looking for the winner of the 1973 World Series, the capital of Qatar, the world's largest painting, or other trivia to simply satisfy your curiosity, this reference makes fact-finding entertaining as well as informative.