Notes and Queries 2: No. 2

by Brian Whitaker (Author)

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  Paperback
  1992

  $3.36

  A collection of questions and their various answers from the readers of The Guardian, such as: is it true that goldfish have a memory span of five seconds? When were elastic bands invented? Did Napoleon ever say Not tonight Josephine?

• Used

  Paperback
  1992

  $3.36

  A compilation of The Guardian's cult column Notes and Queries, which is a forum for the informed reader to attempt to answer questions which have puzzled other readers. The questions range from the profound to the idiotic and include such imponderables as: Who composed Happy Birthday to You?