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Seriously Curious

Paperback • 2018 • English

Seriously Curious: The Economist Explains

By Tom Standage

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Why do couples do more housework than single people? Does polygamy make civil wars more likely? Why do companies exist? Can young blood really rejuvenate the elderly? How did the letters of the alphabet get their names? Why is so much spaghetti being smuggled across the Sahara? The world is a mind-boggling place, and finding out how it got that way only increases its wonder. That’s why the sharp minds of The Economist are addicted to clever explanations. They scour the world, solving mysteries ...Show more

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