Download or read book 1 234 Quite Interesting Facts to Leave You Speechless written by John Lloyd and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2016-10-11 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times best-selling authors of the QI series return with a fourth collection of mind-bending trivia. The New York Times best-selling authors of the Quite Interesting series have made you see sideways, knocked your socks off, and left your jaw on the floor. Now John Lloyd, John Mitchinson, and James Harkin are back to offer even more—1,234, to be exact—shocking, enlightening, downright-fun facts that will leave you speechless…and pantomiming for more. Did you know? The Big Bang was not as loud as a Motörhead concert. Abraham Lincoln was a licensed bartender. According to the company that created her, Hello Kitty isn’t a cat. Albert Einstein’s eyeballs are in a safety deposit box in New York. McDonald’s once created bubble-gum-flavored broccoli. It is impossible to hum and whisper at the same time. Convinced it’s all hogwash? Visit QI.com/US1234 for proof of the veracity of every fact. Want more? Check out 1,411 Quite Interesting Facts to Knock You Sideways, 1,339 Quite Interesting Facts to Make Your Jaw Drop, and 1,227 Quite Interesting Facts to Blow Your Socks Off.

Download or read book 1 234 Qi Facts to Leave You Speec written by John Lloyd and published by . This book was released on 2017-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The QI team have blown your socks off, made your jaw drop and knocked you sideways. Now they return with 1,234 brand-new mind-blowing facts that will leave you speechless. - Flowers get suntans. - Denmark imports prisoners. - Bees can fly higher than Mount Everest. - The Republic of Ireland first got postcodes in 2015. - Martin Luther King Jr got a C+ in Public Speaking. - No one in the UK dies of 'natural causes'. - Penguins can't taste fish.

Download or read book 1 411 Quite Interesting Facts to Knock You Sideways written by John Lloyd and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2015-10-26 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dazzling third installment of astounding new facts from the New York Times best-selling authors of 1,227 Quite Interesting Facts to Blow Your Socks Off and 1,339 Quite Interesting Facts to Make Your Jaw Drop. 1,411 Quite Interesting Facts to Knock You Sideways is a gold mine of wide-ranging, eye-opening, brain-bursting nuggets of trivia that's impossible to put down, another "treasure trove of factoids" (National Public Radio, Weekend Edition). Did you know? Orchids can get jet lag Lizards can't walk and breathe at the same time Frank Sinatra took a shower 12 times a day Ladybug orgasms last for 30 minutes There are 177,147 ways to tie a tie Traffic lights existed before cars The soil in your garden is 2 million years old

Download or read book Fun Facts Book written by Sachin Sarkaniya and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-15 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you know that "A bird that can fly backward as well"? Or, there is a very prosperous village in India, wherein there are no doors at the homes? Your search for "the Most Interesting Book For Kids", is over here! Curiosity leads to creativity, and this is why curious kids and adults always look for the most interesting stories that spark enthusiasm and make their goosebumps while reading. In this book, You will be amazed by reading shocking facts about everything you can think of; from celebrities, shows, History, sports, politics to technology, animals, and much more. The above facts were just a trailer, Read this book till the end, and you won't get disappointed! A Quick look at this amazing book:- 1) A Complete fun facts book for adults, as well as for kids. 2) Carefully selected trivia for smart kids 3) Some of History's unknown and interesting stories for kids, that obviously, are not taught in classrooms. 4)In case you are a science and tech geek, this book can work as a science facts book as there are some cool and interesting science facts that will blow up your mind Equipped with the knowledge and interesting facts that this book contains, you can easily become a cynosure point of family functions, trivia games, and family gathering. This book has been divided into four sections:- Section:1 Amazing Coincidences A collection of eye-opening coincidences that have taken place throughout the history of mankind; Including some wondrous similarities between kennedy and lincoln. Section:2 Fun-Facts A compilation of really funny and cool facts for kids & adults, and did you know fun facts for teenagers. Section:3 Interesting Stories Carefully picked interesting stories for teens, kids, and adults, that are page-turners; from History, politics, and much more to the modern day. In other words, You are going to read some of the most interesting stories of all time Section:4 Amazing facts A completely dedicated section for curious people who love to acquire knowledge of amazing things. Example; Unlike general wisdom, Modern-day WIFI's technology was first invented by a Hollywood actress! To Conclude, This book is the complete package, comprising of random facts for kids, adults, and people who enjoy reading lots of fun facts and interesting stories So, what are you waiting for? SCROLL UP, and BUY NOW. TAGS:- did you know books for kids, curious stories book, interesting facts about presidents, fun facts history, silly facts book, interesting stories for curious people, did you know books for kids, facts about books, knowledge encyclopedia history

Download or read book Fascinating Facts Book written by Efstratios Efstratiou and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-26 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book has 1500 fun facts about history, science, people, movies, music, and way more. Everyone can use some fun facts in their life these days. Maybe you're just wanting to learn some random facts to share with your friends or colleagues. So whether you're a regular trivia fanatic or someone just looking for a fun and entertaining read, the book goes above and beyond the scope of general knowledge and into some of the most interesting facts and intriguing trivia nuggets around. Want to dominate trivia night? Or impress your friends with your encyclopedic knowledge? Or maybe you just want to learn some interesting and fun facts in a spare moment? Grab your copy today and have a quick browse, read it cover to cover, or flip it open to a random page and enjoy all the wildly entertaining facts that you wouldn't believe are actually true!

Download or read book Inside Out Back Again written by Thanhha Lai and published by Univ. of Queensland Press. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moving to America turns H&à's life inside out. For all the 10 years of her life, H&à has only known Saigon: the thrills of its markets, the joy of its traditions, the warmth of her friends close by, and the beauty of her very own papaya tree. But now the Vietnam War has reached her home. H&à and her family are forced to flee as Saigon falls, and they board a ship headed toward hope. In America, H&à discovers the foreign world of Alabama: the coldness of its strangers, the dullness of its food, the strange shape of its landscape, and the strength of her very own family. This is the moving story of one girl's year of change, dreams, grief, and healing as she journeys from one country to another, one life to the next.

Download or read book If He Had Been with Me written by Laura Nowlin and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2013-04-02 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If he had been with me everything would have been different... I wasn't with Finn on that August night. But I should've been. It was raining, of course. And he and Sylvie were arguing as he drove down the slick road. No one ever says what they were arguing about. Other people think it's not important. They do not know there is another story. The story that lurks between the facts. What they do not know—the cause of the argument—is crucial. So let me tell you...

Download or read book ALL 2024 5 No 234 written by LiveABC編輯群 and published by 希伯崙股份有限公司. This book was released on 2024-05-01 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unit 1 News Report 看新聞學英語 Zimbabwe’s Wildlife Threatened by Climate Change 辛巴威野生動物受氣候變遷威脅 Unit 2 Animal 奇妙動物 Beyond the Fur: Five Fun Facts about Red Pandas 小貓熊：唯一「正牌」的貓熊 Unit 3 混合題型 Should We Give Green Energy the Green Light? 綠能發展停看聽 Unit 4 綜合測驗 Two Surprising Ways to Predict the Weather 從飛機和煙囪預測天氣 Unit 5 Plus Talk 會話百分百 Interviewing for a University 大學面試英語 Unit 6 Travel 繞著地球玩 Andalusia: Discover the Heart and Soul of Southern Spain 安達魯西亞：探訪最道地的西班牙南部風情 Unit 7 文意選填 Buy Before You Die: The Logic of YOLO Spending 「買了再說」：YOLO消費的邏輯 Unit 8 Reading Skill 讀門祕笈 A Closer Look at Jealousy 探究嫉妒心理 Unit 9 Writing 寫作練習 Translation Practice 翻譯寫作 Unit 10 Dialogue Focus 情境對話 Capsule Wardrobe Essentials 膠囊衣櫥必備單品 Building a Capsule Wardrobe 打造膠囊衣櫥 Unit 11 Food 美食饗宴 Blue Cheese? Yes, Please! 嚐一口獨具風味的藍紋起司吧！ Unit 12 People 人物側寫 Gina Rodriguez: Actress, Activist, and Philanthropist 吉娜．羅德里奎：行動派的慈善女演員 Unit 13 Science 健康與科學 Fighting the Fever—Keeping Deadly Dengue at Bay 杜絕登革熱，你我有責 Unit 14 History 歷史探究 Hidden Hands: The Origins of the Hand-in-Waistcoat Pose 紳士的姿勢：藏手禮的起源 Unit 15 篇章結構 The Harmful Impacts of Ultra-Processed Foods 超加工食品對健康的危害 Unit 16 Topic Writing 主題式寫作 Choosing a Personal Robot 選擇專屬機器人

Download or read book Factfulness written by Hans Rosling and published by Flatiron Books. This book was released on 2018-04-03 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “One of the most important books I’ve ever read—an indispensable guide to thinking clearly about the world.” – Bill Gates “Hans Rosling tells the story of ‘the secret silent miracle of human progress’ as only he can. But Factfulness does much more than that. It also explains why progress is so often secret and silent and teaches readers how to see it clearly.” —Melinda Gates "Factfulness by Hans Rosling, an outstanding international public health expert, is a hopeful book about the potential for human progress when we work off facts rather than our inherent biases." - Former U.S. President Barack Obama Factfulness: The stress-reducing habit of only carrying opinions for which you have strong supporting facts. When asked simple questions about global trends—what percentage of the world’s population live in poverty; why the world’s population is increasing; how many girls finish school—we systematically get the answers wrong. So wrong that a chimpanzee choosing answers at random will consistently outguess teachers, journalists, Nobel laureates, and investment bankers. In Factfulness, Professor of International Health and global TED phenomenon Hans Rosling, together with his two long-time collaborators, Anna and Ola, offers a radical new explanation of why this happens. They reveal the ten instincts that distort our perspective—from our tendency to divide the world into two camps (usually some version of us and them) to the way we consume media (where fear rules) to how we perceive progress (believing that most things are getting worse). Our problem is that we don’t know what we don’t know, and even our guesses are informed by unconscious and predictable biases. It turns out that the world, for all its imperfections, is in a much better state than we might think. That doesn’t mean there aren’t real concerns. But when we worry about everything all the time instead of embracing a worldview based on facts, we can lose our ability to focus on the things that threaten us most. Inspiring and revelatory, filled with lively anecdotes and moving stories, Factfulness is an urgent and essential book that will change the way you see the world and empower you to respond to the crises and opportunities of the future. --- “This book is my last battle in my life-long mission to fight devastating ignorance...Previously I armed myself with huge data sets, eye-opening software, an energetic learning style and a Swedish bayonet for sword-swallowing. It wasn’t enough. But I hope this book will be.” Hans Rosling, February 2017.

Download or read book Stumbling on Happiness written by Daniel Gilbert and published by Vintage Canada. This book was released on 2009-02-24 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A smart and funny book by a prominent Harvard psychologist, which uses groundbreaking research and (often hilarious) anecdotes to show us why we’re so lousy at predicting what will make us happy – and what we can do about it. Most of us spend our lives steering ourselves toward the best of all possible futures, only to find that tomorrow rarely turns out as we had expected. Why? As Harvard psychologist Daniel Gilbert explains, when people try to imagine what the future will hold, they make some basic and consistent mistakes. Just as memory plays tricks on us when we try to look backward in time, so does imagination play tricks when we try to look forward. Using cutting-edge research, much of it original, Gilbert shakes, cajoles, persuades, tricks and jokes us into accepting the fact that happiness is not really what or where we thought it was. Among the unexpected questions he poses: Why are conjoined twins no less happy than the general population? When you go out to eat, is it better to order your favourite dish every time, or to try something new? If Ingrid Bergman hadn’t gotten on the plane at the end of Casablanca, would she and Bogey have been better off? Smart, witty, accessible and laugh-out-loud funny, Stumbling on Happiness brilliantly describes all that science has to tell us about the uniquely human ability to envision the future, and how likely we are to enjoy it when we get there.

Download or read book Tilt written by Nicholas Shrady and published by Pocket Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this unconventional biography, the author recounts the tower's rich history, from its abortive beginnings in 1173 through to its ongoing stabilization today, and examines the various symbolisms that have projected on it throughout the ages.

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Download or read book My New Roots written by Sarah Britton and published by Clarkson Potter. This book was released on 2015-03-31 with total page 585 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At long last, Sarah Britton, called the “queen bee of the health blogs” by Bon Appétit, reveals 100 gorgeous, all-new plant-based recipes in her debut cookbook, inspired by her wildly popular blog. Every month, half a million readers—vegetarians, vegans, paleo followers, and gluten-free gourmets alike—flock to Sarah’s adaptable and accessible recipes that make powerfully healthy ingredients simply irresistible. My New Roots is the ultimate guide to revitalizing one’s health and palate, one delicious recipe at a time: no fad diets or gimmicks here. Whether readers are newcomers to natural foods or are already devotees, they will discover how easy it is to eat healthfully and happily when whole foods and plants are at the center of every plate.

Download or read book 2 024 QI Facts To Stop You In Your Tracks written by John Lloyd and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2018-10-16 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: EVERYTHING TO PLAY FOR - A NEW BOOK BY QI ELVES JAMES HARKIN AND ANNA PTASZYNSKI - IS AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER NOW *THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER* 'I love these books ... the best books ever. Brilliant' Chris Evans A bumper final edition of the most surprising, amazing, and hilarious facts on the planet from the clever-clogs at QI. QI is the smartest comedy show on British television. Here creator John Lloyd and QI Elves James Harkin and Anne Miller bring together 2,024 brain-tickling brand new facts to stop you in your tracks... Did you know that: Humans glow in the dark. The Pope drives a blue Ford Focus. One of the moons of Uranus is called Margaret. Scottish football referees are sponsored by Specsavers. Dogs visiting US National Parks can be certified as Bark Rangers. The world's smallest computer is smaller than a grain of sand. Candyfloss was invented by a dentist. Nobody knows who named the Earth.

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Download or read book The Vital Question written by Nick Lane and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A game-changing book on the origins of life, called the most important scientific discovery 'since the Copernican revolution' in The Observer.