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3.5 stars

You need to know what you're getting into before starting this book else you won't enjoy it. It's a series of "fun facts" I'd say told in an anecdote format no longer than two pages each. I honestly don't know how trust worthy the sources are since I didn't check. Some stories were more interesting than others too.

I listened to the audiobook which was a plus since Mahnke narrates himself and he makes a good storyteller. However, some writing tropes grew repetitive, especially when it came to the final reveal. Some were unnecessary too and if anything, they would've grabbed my attention more if I knew who am I listening about. The cons is that sometimes my mind wandered and I couldn't stay focused all the time on the audiobook since the story isn't continuous and might have missed some chapters. I don't think all of the stories should've made it to the "cabinet". Others left my memory as soon as the chapter ended. At the same time, I do realise that many stories were about Americans and some stories about people I've never heard of, so of course, it would resonate differently which person depending on their age/national history.

I'm rating it 4 stars because I don't usually listen to podcasts but I do love learning random facts so this book worked quite well for me. Hence, read a bit about this one before starting it because it's not a book that can be read just any time if you usually read fiction, like I do.