A New York Times Bestseller From the creators of the hugely popular BBC quiz show QI and the best-selling Book of General Ignorance: 1,227 mind-bending facts. Did you know? • Cows moo in regional accents. • The international dialing code for Russia is 007. • The water in the mouth of a blue whale weighs more than its body. • Pants are responsible for twice as many accidents as chain saws. • Saddam Hussein's bunker was designed by the grandson of the woman who built Hitler's bunker. • Heroin was originally sold as cough medicine. 1,227 Quite Interesting Facts to Blow Your Socks Off is a trove of the strangest, funniest, and most improbable tidbits of knowledge―all painstakingly researched and distilled to a brilliant and shocking clarity.
1,227 Quite Interesting Facts to Blow Your Socks Off
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Author: Lloyd, John
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780393241037
Details:
Author: Lloyd, John
Brand: W. W. Norton & Company
Edition: 1
Features:
- Used Book in Good Condition
Binding: Hardcover
Number Of Pages: 352
Release Date: 09-09-2013
Part Number: 980118142
Package Dimensions: 7.2 x 4.7 x 1.2 inches Languages: English
EAN: 9780393241037
