1,411 QI Facts to Knock You Sideways

1,411 QI Facts to Knock You Sideways - A Quite Interesting Book

Hardback (02 Oct 2014)

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Publisher's Synopsis

'I love these books ... the best books ever. Brilliant' Chris Evans

1,411 QI Facts to Knock You Sideways, by John Lloyd, John Mitchinson and James Harkin, contains all-new facts from the QI team to astonish, delight and enlighten.

1,227 QI Facts blew your socks off. 1,339 QI Facts made your jaw drop. Now the QI team return with this year's groaning sack of astonishment. Prepare to be knocked sideways...

Did you know that:

Orchids can get jetlag.

Lizards can't walk and breathe at the same time.

There are 177,147 ways to tie a tie.

Ladybird orgasms last for 30 minutes.

Traffic lights existed before cars.

Sir Bruce Forsyth is four months older than sliced bread.

The soil in your garden is 2 million years old.

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 qi.com.

About the Publisher

Faber & Faber

Faber and Faber is one of the last of the great independent publishing houses in London. With the great depth of its backlist, featuring books by no fewer than twelve Nobel Laureates and six Booker Prize-winners, a thriving frontlist and ever-growing e-book list, and new ventures including the print-on-demand Faber Finds imprint, Faber Digital (publisher of the award-winning The Waste Land for iPad App), Faber Academy (the creative writing school), as well as Faber Factory Powered by Constellation, and Faber Factory Plus, the company continues to go from strength to strength.

Book information

ISBN: 9780571317776
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Pub date:
DEWEY: 032.02
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 400
Weight: 342g
Height: 182mm
Width: 131mm
Spine width: 32mm