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| RRP $17.99AUD Published 24 April 2018 |
All 1,342 facts in this book come from the BBC show QI and it was a very enlightening, informative and entertaining read. I read their earlier book 1,339 QI Facts To Make Your Jaw Drop in 2015 and it was just as engaging.
I loved being able to check the references for the facts online by visiting the QI website and entering the relevant page number. Despite sometimes slowing down my reading progress, I just had to know more about some of the facts listed in the book. Here are some of my favourites:
Making all the chain mail for The Lord of the Rings wore the costume designers' fingerprints away. Page 18
Each archer at the Battle of Agincourt had three arrows in the air at any given moment. Page 48
From 1850 to 1880, over 3,000 English women died after their skirts caught fire. Page 54
Tartle is an old Scottish word for the moment of panic when you're about to introduce someone and realise you've forgotten their name. Page 126
Roald Dahl, Noel Coward, Greta Garbo, Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, Harry Houdini and Christopher Lee all worked as spies. Page 163
121 bell-ringers were killed by lightning in Germany between 1750 and 1783, due to a belief that church bells drove away storms. Page 250
1,342 QI Facts To Leave You Flabbergasted is the perfect book to take with you in your handbag/manbag/backpack or briefcase and is super easy to read when you want something engaging to occupy a few minutes.
Highly recommended for trivia buffs, know-it-alls and curious readers of all ages.
My rating = ****
Carpe Librum!
