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Inlcudes facts such as Cows moo in regional accents, the entire internet weighs less than a grain of sand, the dialling code from Britain to Russia is 007, potatoes have more chromosomes than human beings, the London Underground has made more money from its famous map than it has... from running trains and more. Read more
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The perfect gift for all those big and little kids in your life who ask 'why...?'.
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A buffet groaning with mouth-watering nuggets from QI's first ten years.
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Who invented the sandwich? What was the best thing before sliced bread? Who first ate frogs' legs? This book gathers 180 questions that featured on the BBC TV programme's popular 'General Ignorance' round, and show why, when it comes to general knowledge, none of us knows anythin...g at all. Read more
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By Harkin, James
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Based on his groundbreaking reporting for Vanity Fair, journalist James Harkin's harrowing investigation into the abduction, captivity, and execution of American journalist James Foley and the fate of more than two-dozen other ISIS hostages.
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Part of the bestselling QI series, this collection is chock full of 1,342 witty, weird and downright flabbergasting facts, chosen by the QI Elves.
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Presents a selection of 1,423 facts to bowl you over. This title includes facts such as: Bees can play football; cholesterol is good for you; camels gave humans the common cold; English has 3,000 words relating to drunkenness; in 1851 all the 436,800 sandwiches sold in London wer...e ham; and, Iceland has more volcanoes than footballers. Read more
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Who invented the sandwich? What was the best thing before sliced bread? Who first ate frogs' legs? This book gathers 180 questions that featured on the BBC TV programme's popular 'General Ignorance' round, and show why, when it comes to general knowledge, none of us knows anythin...g at all. Read more
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Offers a collection of facts guaranteed to delight and startle. This book lets you laugh yourself clever with the collection of some of the mini-morsels of knowledge yet prepared by the Quite Interesting team.
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By Harkin, James
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A thought-provoking examination of the phenomenon of online social networking, its history and the implications for its users and society at large
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