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2,024 Qi Facts to Stop You in Your Tracks
Description
The mind-boggling, sock-popping, rib-tickling phenomenon that is QI have outdone themselves with this especially huge collection of facts, including:
- Humans glow in the dark
- Clinomania is the overwhelming desire to stay in bed
- In 17th Century Japan people warmed their feet by putting chilli peppers in their socks
- Mrs Beeton published a recipe for a toast sandwich
- Wheat has over five times as much DNA as humans
- Less than 5% of the world's population lives in a genuine democracy
- The word 'school' comes from a Greek word meaning 'free time'
- Ten out of the 12 water companies in the UK still make use of divining rods
- Coral can drown
Details
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FormatHardback
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Pages320
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Size180 x 110mm
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PublisherFaber & Faber
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ISBN9780571348961
Stock Code
180731
Our Price
$27.99
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