The Importance of Being Trivial
The name of this site (taken from the title of one of my books) sums up the idea that ‘trivia’ – so-called ‘useless information’ – isn’t useless at all. The very best trivia teaches us about the most profound things in life.
Indeed it’s the best way of learning about those things. ‘Trivia’ is just another word for ‘facts so interesting you never forget them’. And why should we be ashamed of things being interesting? This is the philosophy behind everything I do – my books, my walks, my quizzes. A great example is the ‘hearing Big Ben on the radio’ fact ...