John Mitchinson Knihy

Věděli jste například, že: – když mladý albatros vyletí, může zůstat ve vzduchu až deset let – sliny upíra obecného – což vlastně není moc překvapivé – jsou zdrojem nejsilnějšího prostředku na ředění krve příhodně nazývaného draculin – peří orla bělohlavého váží dvakrát víc než jeho kosti – nedávno zemřela želva obrovská, které bylo prokazatelně 225 let – chobotnice jsou tak zručné, že dokáží odšroubovat uzávěr láhve Pokud ne, přečtěte si vtipný, fakty nabitý bestiář, který jistě potěší všechny milovníky zvířat. V abecedním pořadí tu najdete stovku zajímavých příslušníků zvířecího království s podrobnostmi, nákresy a ilustracemi.

Now screening on ABC1, this new TV tie-in edition of the bestseller has 26% added ignorance!

Brilliant quotes for every occasion chosen by the QI team.

The Third Book of General Ignorance gathers together 180 questions, both new and previously featured on the BBC TV programme's popular 'General Ignorance' round, and show why, when it comes to general knowledge, none of us knows anything at all. Who invented the sandwich? What was the best thing before sliced bread? Who first ate frogs' legs? Which cat never changes its spots? What did Lady Godiva do? What can you legally do if you come across a Welshman in Chester after sunset?

The QI team have blown your socks off, made your jaw drop and knocked you sideways. Now they return with 1,234 brand-new mind-blowing facts that will leave you speechless. - Flowers get suntans. - Denmark imports prisoners. - Bees can fly higher than Mount Everest. - The Republic of Ireland first got postcodes in 2015. - Martin Luther King Jr got a C+ in Public Speaking. - No one in the UK dies of 'natural causes'. - Penguins can't taste fish.

ALL NEW FACTS FROM THE QI TEAM!Orchids can get jetlag. There are 177,147 ways to tie a tie. The soil in your garden is 2 million years old.1,227 QI Facts blew your socks off. 1,339 QI Facts made your jaw drop.

This is the hilarious and fascinating sequel to the worldwide bestseller '1,227 QI Facts to Blow Your Socks Off'.

The quirkiest biographical dictionary you'll ever read.

Who made the first aeroplane flight? How many legs does an octopus have? How much water should you drink every day? What is the chance of tossing a coin and it landing on heads? What happens if you leave a tooth in a glass of coke overnight? What is house dust mostly made from? What colour are oranges? Who in the world is most likely to kill you? What was the first dishwasher built to do?John Lloyd and John Mitchinson, the brains behind QI, here present a wonderful collection of the most outrageous, fascinating and mind-bending facts, taking on the popular General Ignorance round from BBC1's top rated quiz and the first book in the bestselling series. And whatever your answers to the questions above, you can be sure that everything you think you know is wrong.

Takes you on an expedition into the animal kingdom to encounter 100 of its most remarkable subjects. This book features elephants that walk on tiptoe, pigs that shine in the dark, and the woodlouse that drinks through its bottom.

Un libro-gioco che svela tutta la propria ignoranza in scienza, storia, geografia, cultura generale. Il volume getta nuova luce sul quesito che per secoli ha ossessionato scienziati, filosofi e l'uomo della strada: che cosa è verità e che cosa sono semplicemente sciocchezze?

Het sok-blazende, verbazingwekkende, verrassende fenomeen dat QI is, presenteert een sprankelende nieuwe selectie van 1.342 feiten die je versteld zullen doen staan. De eerste potloden werden gebruikt om op schapen te tekenen. Meer mensen werken voor Walmart dan er in Slovenië wonen. De parelachtige lacewing verbluft zijn prooi door erop te scheten. De geallieerden overwegen om lijm te laten vallen om nazi-troepen aan de grond te plakken. Het enige leven op aarde gedurende een miljard jaar was een dikke laag slijm. Wetenschappers noemen het 'de saaie miljard'. Op de verjaardag van de landing neuriede de Mars Curiosity-rover 'Happy Birthday' voor zichzelf. 'Flabbergasted' werd voor het eerst geregistreerd in een lijst van nieuwe woorden uit 1772, naast 'bored'.