Publication Date: 3rd November 2016
Published by: Faber and Faber
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The Blurb:
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.
Trees sleep at night.
Scotland has 421 words for snow.
Emoji is the fastest growing
language in history.
The name Donald means ‘ruler of the
world’.
Tanks are exempt from London’s
Congestion charge.
Florida has more bear hunters than
bears.
Selfies kill more people than
sharks.
Two-thirds of deaths in the world
go unrecorded.
On each anniversary of its landing
on Mars, the Curiosity rover hums ‘Happy Birthday’ to itself.
Nostalgia was classified as a
disease by the Royal College of Physicians until 1899.
1 in 3 children pretend to believe
in Santa Claus to keep their parents happy.
Black coffee drinkers are more
likely to be psychopaths.
When you blush so does the lining
of your stomach.
Quidditch, Digestive biscuits and
overdrafts were all invented in Edinburgh.
The world’s only Cornish pasty
museum is in Mexico.
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
My review
I love QI and I have a real thirst
for random facts that I can blurt out when the occasion arises. So for me books
like 1,342 QI Facts to Leave You Flabbergasted is a god send. QI have been
great at publishing books such in the lead up to Christmas, and like the
others, this would make a great gift.
The pages are literally packed with
fact after fact, but not dull forgettable ones, these are all really interesting,
and I actually had to slow myself down when reading it. I wanted to read all
that I could, but there are just so many amazing facts that I couldn’t take
them all in.
Like people who subscribe to word
of the day sites, and similar, this book is perfect for furthering your general
knowledge, and I could easily read a fact a day that I can drop into
conversation.
The topics really cover a large
range and variety of subjects so there is something for everyone, and I defy
anyone to turn around and say they know everything mentioned.
I loved this book and will definitely
be buying copies as presents in the coming months. I would highly recommend
this as a must read.
Thanks to Faber and Faber who
kindly provided a copy of the book in return for an honest review.
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