Covering topics from science, biology, history, the arts, technology and general knowledge, 100 Weirdest Facts! is packed with funny, disgusting and interesting facts.
Astonish your friends with The 100 Weirdest Facts Ever.
Did you know astronauts wear underpants filled with liquid coolant?
Or that a South American bird barks instead of singing?
Wow your friends with the 100 Weirdest Facts! Covering topics from science, biology, history, the arts, technology and general knowledge, this book is packed with funny, disgusting and interesting facts.
'A truly fascinating collection of trivia! One of those books that has you thinking 'I don't believe that' but they are
all true! . . . A great book to dip into whenever you have a few minutes to spare and adults will find it as fascinating as children do.' - 20th October
' A truly fascinating collection of trivia! One of those books that has you thinking 'I don't believe that' but they are
all true! . . . A great book to dip into whenever you have a few minutes to spare and adults will find it as fascinating as children do.' - 20th October
Clive Gifford has travelled to more than 70 countries, climbed rocket launch towers, ridden on robots and flown gliders. He's had more than 200 books published and received nominations for or won Royal Society, School Library Association, Smithsonian and TES awards. He won the Blue Peter Book Award for Best Book with Facts 2019 for his title The Colours of History (QED). Clive lives in Manchester, UK.
Built for speed p8
Aztec punishment p9
Giant money p10
Unusual flag p11
Ticklish problem p12
Amazing email p13
Da Vinco's code p14
Fastest ice hockey puck p15
Beard ban p16
Unlucky! p17
Ballooning adventure p18
Shortest war p19
Spinning gold p20
Michael mix-up p21
There's a bug in my shoe p22
Biggest football score p23
Awesome apps p24
Duelling president p25
What's in a name p26
Incredible eBay p27
Closest planet to the sun p28
The first microchip p29
First flight p30
Biggest beaver dam p31
Teenage tycoon p32
Ban on sliced bread p33
Largest meteorite p34
Late surrender p35
Big hearted p36
Speeding on ice p37
Computer chess champion p38
Taller in space p39
Big coincidence p40
Don't forget the hat p41
Tiny country p42
Exploring the Grand Canyon p43
Writer's fortune p44
Shipwrecked p45
Journey into space p46
Mysterious explosion p47
Popcorn culture p48
Valuable coin p49
Misplaced names p50
Bond car bargain p51
Stowaway p52
Waste of water p53
Amazing antlers p54
Freshwater store p55
Driving upside down p56
Barking bird p57
Before they were famous (part 1) p58
Million dollar bills p59
Crazy weapons p60
Driving backwards p61
History lesson p62
Scouting spy p63
Underground town p64
Batmobile p65
Wife-carrying competition p66
Towering task p67
Smallest production car p68
Family connection p69
free postage p70
Tutankhamen's tomb p71
British eccentric p72
Outsized computer p73
Tone deaf president p74
Don't drop it! p75
Declaration of Independence p76
Listen with your knees p77
World-record breaker p78
Booming business p79
Before they were famous (part 2) p80
Tin can p81
Flea-sized cannon p82
Missing letter p83
Loudest eruption p84
Betting on a book p85
Lego computer case p86
What's a nerd? p87
World Wide Web p88
What are the chances? p89
Teaspoon sized kangaroo p90
Most expensive computer game p91
Water bombing aircraft p92
Super soaker p93
Killer golf hole p94
Naming Pluto p95
The secret of success p96
Unbreakable record p97
Tallest dam p98
Monster leap p99
A year's rain in a day p100
Robotic vacuum cleaner p101
POP-ular bubblewrap p102
Major mishap p103
Loudest roar p104
Autopsy surprise p105
Pigeon-guided missiles p106
It's a knock out! p107
Index p108