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The Bumper Book of Things That Nobody Knows

Hardcover • 2017 • 1. edition

The Bumper Book of Things That Nobody Knows

By William (Author) Hartston

1 Ratings • 5.0 of 5

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About the book

There are many, many things that nobody knows... Do animals have a sense of humour? Why do we have five fingers? What did Jesus do in his youth? Has human evolution stopped? Can robots become self-aware? What goes on inside a black hole?Bringing together The Things That Nobody Knows and Even More Things That Nobody Knows, this bumper volume takes us on a guided tour of 1,001 gaps in our knowledge of cosmology, mathematics, animal behaviour, medical science, music, art and literature.

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ISBN

9781786490742

Publisher

Atlantic Books

Published year

2017

Language

Edition

1

Original title

The Bumper Book of Things That Nobody Knows

Format

Hardcover

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