1,423 QI Facts to Bowl You Over

John Lloyd

• 05 oktober 2017
• 9780571339105

Samenvatting:

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 were ham; and, Iceland has more volcanoes than footballers.

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The sixth book in the bestselling series brings bizarre, astonishing, conversation-starting facts from the clever clogs at the hugely popular BBC quiz show QI.

Did you know that:

Iceland imports ice cubes.

A group of ladybirds is called a loveliness.

It is illegal in Saudi Arabia to name a child Sandi.

Eight billion particles of fog can fit into a teaspoon.

People who read books live longer than people who don't.

Prince Philip was born on a kitchen table in Corfu.

No human beings have ever had sex in space.

Netfiix's biggest competitor is sleep.

Mice sigh up to 40 times an hour.