by John Lloyd (Author), James Harkin (Author), John Mitchinson (Author)
Did you know that: cows moo in regional accents; the entire internet weighs less than a grain of sand; the dialling code from Britain to Russia is 007; potatoes have more chromosomes than human beings; the London Underground has made more money from its famous map than it has from running trains; Tintin is called Tantan in Japanese because TinTin is pronounced 'Chin chin' and means penis; the water in the mouth of a blue whale weighs more than its body; Scotland has twice as many pandas as Conservative MPs; Saddam's bunker was designed by the grandson of the woman who built Hitler's bunker; Under the Wildlife and Countryside Act of 1981, it is explicitly illegal in Britain to use a machinegun to kill a hedgehog. 1,227 QI Facts To Blow Your Socks Off will make you look at the universe (and your socks) in an alarming new way.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 336
Edition: Main
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Published: 05 May 2016
ISBN 10: 0571297935
ISBN 13: 9780571297931
Book Overview: 1,227 QI Facts To Blow Your Socks Off - a buffet groaning with mouth-watering nuggets.