A polish bear in World War II rose to the rank of colonel.
The ashes of the man who invented the pringles container are buried in one.
Houseflies buzz in the key of F.
‘hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia’ is the fear of long words
These are just 0.1% of all the facts in this incredible tome! Written by seven authors and covering subjects as diverse as The Universe, Art and Literature, The Natural World and Movies, The Colossal Book of Incredible Facts for Curious Minds contains 5,000 facts – more than any other book on the market – all set to astound, amuse and fascinate.
Impress family and friends with the reasons pandas do handstands, the sinister source of the term ‘rule of thumb’, or that the patent for the fire hydrant was destroyed… in a fire. Every entry is weird, wonderful, inspiring and quite brilliantly, true!
The Colossal Book of Incredible Facts for Curious Minds
Chas Newkey-Burde . Ken Okona-Mensah . Nigel Henbest . Sarah Tomley . Simon Brew . Tom Parfitt . Trevor Davies
14th September 2023 | Cassell | £16.99