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  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Profile Books (9 Oct 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1846681308
  • ISBN-13: 978-1846681301
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.4 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 868 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'Sure to be another Christmas hit' Independent. 'A fascinating book' BBC Focus. 'It does have wonderful laughs' Sunday Tribune. 'It's interesting, it's accurate and it's science without the boring bits - If you're thinking of buying it as a present then it's something for the intelligent, thinking reader to keep' The Bookbag.


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42 of 45 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars great for those who love bizare facts!, 3 Nov 2008
By Anna (Cheshire, UK) - See all my reviews
great for those who love bizare facts or those who your not really sure what to get for a present! does anything eat wasps is the best in the new scientist series though, but if your getting this for a fact lover then they will probably have that already! a great stocking filler!
my favourite is how long would it take to fill the grand canyon with milk?
about 20,000 years! if you want to know why get the book!
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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining and informative, 14 Nov 2008
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This book is made up from readers' answers to a broad range of questions posed in the New Scientist magazine. In many cases the questions are more intriguing than the answers (which can get fairly scientific) - one example being: if you were to eat your own body, what would be the LEAST nutritious part?! Because the answers are all written by different individuals, they vary in tone from being highly technical to very amusing. But for the most part the answer to the question "Do scientists have a sense of humour" would most definitely be yes.

It's a great book to flick through with no one answer taking more than a couple of minutes to read. I can think of several men who would consider this the perfect book to have sitting by the toilet. I bought this book for a bright eleven year old who thinks it's brilliant. Entertaining and informative.

And do Polar Bears get lonely? Apparently not. Other polar bears represent competition for food and are invading their territory. Mother bears tolerate their own offspring until they are fully grown, but then they are expected to find their own territory.
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16 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great fun for all ages, 11 Nov 2008
This book is such fun - it's got silly facts and everyday facts - full of things you never thought you needed to know that suddenly seem indispensable!
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3.0 out of 5 stars Not very good for english students
If you are studying english like me, I don't think this book is for you.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Nice collection of unusual Question's and Answers
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I bought this to complete a set of three and, like the others, it is full of science tid bits that I knew nothing about. Read more
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I found this book really intriguing. I have been reading it on and off for a while now but as the answers all come from differnt people I couldn't really sink into it, like I have... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Do polar bears get lonely?
This book is great fun and also very educational, giving you lots of pointless facts. :)
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