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Truly peculiar : fantastic facts that are stranger than fiction / edited by Tom Standage.

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Shelf Location	Collection	Volume Ref.	Branch	Status	Due Date
032.02 TRUL	Adult Non Fiction		Bankstown .	. Available .

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ISBN	9781788168960 (paperback)
Title	Truly peculiar : fantastic facts that are stranger than fiction / edited by Tom Standage.
Published	London : Profile Books, 2021.
Published	©2021
Description	262 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Notes	Includes index.
Summary	Another bestselling collection of astonishing explainers from The Economist. Frequently unasked questions include: Are overweight politicians less trustworthy? What can bosses learn from a hostage negotiator? What happened to the Vegas wedding industry last year? How can Big Macs measure the true size of China's economy? And why do dung beetles' love of human faeces result in scientific bias? The ever-keen minds of The Economist Explains ponder all these and more in this latest encyclopaedic excursion around the globe. From Hollywood to the underground hair trade, discover answers to the unconventional headscratchers you never thought to ask. This is an extraordinary compendium of the peculiarly true.
Subjects	Curiosities and wonders
Genre	Trivia and miscellanea
Other Names	Standage, Tom editor.
Series	Economist books (Series)
Links to Related Works	Subject References: Curiosities and wonders . Trivia and miscellanea . See Also: Disasters . Monsters . Seven wonders of the world . World records . Authors: Standage, Tom . Series: Economist books (Series) .