I used to be big fan of the World Almanac

Originally uploaded by Raymond Yee.

As I kid, I loved owning and browsing through reference books such as The World Almanac. For quite a few years, I would excitedly plunk down money for each new edition of the almanac. Now in the age of the internet and given that I'm a lot older and less in a serendipitous frame of mind, I'm less inclined to buy a copy of the alamanac.