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Fascinating Facts to Blow Your Curious Mind

An awesome collection of the wildest trivia about everything on Earth … and beyond!
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Fascinating Facts to Blow Your Curious Mind by MJCMatthew is a delightful collection of intriguing and amusing trivia from various fields. This book presents a series of surprising and quirky facts designed to entertain and provoke thought, perfect for anyone looking to tickle their brain with unconventional knowledge and humour. From peculiar snippets about science and history to bizarre cultural tidbits, it provides countless insights sure to amuse and fascinate readers.
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A compendium of fantastical facts and essential knowledge for readers to dazzle their friends with, covering every subject on Earth and beyond.

Did you know that the reason you can never find the end of a rainbow is because they are actually full circles?

Or that our fingers shrivel up when they get wet because our bodies are adapting to give us a better grip in the water?

Fascinating Facts to Blow Your Curious Mind features unlikely and hilarious trivia on everything from history and animals to the ocean and space, as well as a special section on little-known knowledge which one day just might save your life.

Inside, you can also find answers to such key questions as:

  • Are we all related?
  • What is more dangerous, a koala or a crocodile?
  • Did the Pope cause the Black Death?
  • Why was 'New York' once known as 'New Orange'?
  • Should you use spiderwebs as a bandage?
  • How much bamboo would it take to cover the Taj Mahal?

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781529917147

Publisher: Ebury Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 02 November 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Ebury Spotlight

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 144.0mm

Height: 222.0mm

Weight: 349g

Pages: 240

About the Author

MJC Matthew is a 24-year-old Welsh TikTok star, known for his commentary on mysterious phenomena and quirky current affairs stories. He holds a masters degree in Forensic Science.

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