"There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge"....Bertrand Russell
thats why quiz contests are so popular..and are so much fun...well at least they are when you know the answers..
amazing essay that one...useless knowledge..
read it long time ago in a collection of essays.the book was called 'in praise of idleness' thats why i picked it up..and here every one was thinking i suddenly became intellectual and all.hard cheese.