▁the ▁form ▁of ▁lists . ▁ ▁Collection ▁In ▁the ▁acknowled g ements ▁for ▁the ▁book , ▁Sym ons ▁says : ▁" For ▁the ▁past ▁twenty ▁years , ▁I ' ve ▁been ▁collect ing ▁weird ▁and ▁wonderful ▁facts , ▁which ▁I ' ve ▁been ▁storing ▁on ▁bits ▁of ▁paper ▁and , ▁more ▁recently , ▁on ▁my ▁computer . ▁Every ▁few ▁years ▁I ' ll ▁use ▁some ▁of ▁it ▁in ▁a ▁book ▁or ▁a ▁newspaper ▁series , ▁but ▁it ' s ▁always ▁been ▁my ▁amb ition ▁to ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁put ▁together ▁the ▁most ▁fasc in ating , ▁extraordinary ▁facts ▁I ▁had - or ▁could ▁find - in ▁one ▁volume ." ▁ ▁Category : 2 0 0 4 ▁non - f iction ▁books ▁Category : T riv ia ▁books <0x0A> </s> ▁Gil van ▁G om es ▁Vie ira , ▁a ka ▁Es qu erd inha ▁( born ▁ 9 ▁April ▁ 1 9 8 4 ) ▁is ▁a ▁Brazil ian ▁footballer ▁who ▁plays ▁for ▁B rag ant ino - PA ▁as ▁a ▁left ▁w inger . ▁ ▁Play ing ▁career ▁Gil van ▁played ▁with ▁the ▁Un ião ▁Rec re ativa ▁dos ▁Tra bal h adores ▁and ▁Atl ético ▁Mine iro ▁in ▁Brazil . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁fle eting ▁passage ▁through ▁the ▁Georg ian ▁football ▁with ▁Din amo ▁T bil isi . ▁With ▁the ▁Georg ian ▁Z est af oni ▁had ▁continu ity ▁and ▁showed ▁a ▁high ▁level . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁he ▁played ▁the