Bookworm facts, various quizzes

In America, we buy 57 books per second. It would take a shelf 78 miles long to hold all of one day's books. (I can definitely believe it, comparing it to Canada!)

The Bible contains 3,566,480 letters, or 810,697 words.

The first book ever written on a typewriter was The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Mark Twain used a Remington in 1875. (very cool to know, even though they're outdated now with technology)

In Les Miserables by Victor Hugo, there is one sentence that is 823 words long. When Victor wrote to his editor inquiring about their opinion of the manuscript, he wrote: "?" They answered, "!"

If you stretched out all the shelves in the New York Public Library, they would extend eighty miles. The books most often requested at this library are about drugs, witchcraft, astrology, and Shakespeare.

In 1939, an author named Ernest Vincent wrote a 50,000-word novel called Gadsby. The only unusual thing about the novel is that there is not a single letter "e" in the whole book. (gotta love those lipograms, heh heh... they can be very interesting sometimes!)



You're Electrical Storm. You tend to
stay in the background a bit. Elegant
understatement is your forte, and though you
get the job done you don't have to have mucho
props to do it. Still, sometimes you actually
deserve those props -- don't be afraid to go find 'em!


Which U2 Song Are You?
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You are a sappy old romantic who would do just
about anything for love. You're the type to
come up with some over-the-top gesture to win
the approval of your latest crush. You still
have your love letters from high school, don't you?


Which R.E.M. Song Are You?
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You are Donkey! You don't say much, but you're a
sexy momma. You don't lie, and Weebl loves you
almost as much as pie! Too bad you ran off with
Chris the Ninja Pirate.... you slut.


Which Weebl and Bob character are you?
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Which Trainspotting Character Are You? (Renton!)



You are Lestat, the most evil vampire, maker of Louis and Claudia.
Everything begins, and ends, with you.


Which Interview with the Vampire character are you?
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