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COLOSSAL BK OF INCREDIBLE FACTS FOR CURI: 5,000 staggering facts on science, nature, history, movies, music, the universe and more! by Chas Newkey-Burden

Chas Newkey-Burden . Unknown Year . English

5,000 facts - more than any other book on the market - that will astound, amuse and fascinate you! A polish bear in World War II rose to the rank of colonel. Penguins can't taste fish. The ashes of the man who invented the pringles container are buried in one. Houseflies buzz in the key of F. 'hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia' is the fear of long words. These are just 0.02% of all the facts in this incredible tome! Written by seven authors and covering subjects as diverse as The Universe, Art and Literature, The Natural World and Movies, The Colossal Book of Incredible Facts for Curious Minds is the ultimate trivia book! Why not amaze family and friends with the reasons pandas do handstands, the sinister source of the term 'rule of thumb', or that the patent for the fire hydrant was destroyed... in a fire. Every entry is weird, wonderful, inspiring and quite brilliantly, true!

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About the Author

Sarah Tomley studied philosophy and literature at the University of Warwick, UK, and went on to work in the publishing industry as a commissioning editor for some of the UK's leading publishing houses. In 2011 she retrained in psychotherapy and counselling and now works as an IFS therapist and Integrative Supervisor in the UK. As an author, her books reflect her life-long interest in the workings of the human mind.

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