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1,342 QI Facts To Leave You Flabbergasted

Compiled with the help of the QI elves, this vast compendium of knowledge spans an array of topics to offer up startling truths, including the fact that mice sing like birds but humans can’t hear them, over 100 words in Hawaiian contain only vowels and the inventors of Silly String were attempting to make a spray-on cast for broken bones.
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Product information:
  • Publisher: Faber
  • Year: 2016
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 368pp
  • Illustrated: No
  • Dimensions: 184x117mm
  • ISBN: 9780571332465
  • Condition: New
  • Weight: 0.3kg
Product code:
545683
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'I love these books ... the best books ever. Brilliant' Chris Evans

This is an astonishing trove of the strangest, funniest, and most improbable tidbits of knowledge from the clever lot at the hugely popular BBC quiz show QI.

The sock-blasting, jaw-dropping, side-swiping phenomenon that is QI serves up a sparkling new selection of 1,342 facts to leave you flabbergasted.

Did you know that:

Trees sleep at night.

Google searches for 'How to put on a condom' peak at 10.28pm.

There is no word for time in any Aboriginal language.

Scotland has 421 words for snow.

Emoji is the fastest growing language in history.

Astronauts wear belts to stop their trousers falling up.

The name Donald means 'ruler of the world'.

Tanks are exempt from London's Congestion charge.

The world's only Cornish pasty museum is in Mexico.

When you blush so does the lining of your stomach.

A group of unicorns is called a blessing.

If there are any facts you don't believe, or if you want to know more about them, all the sources can be found on www.qi.com
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