WAIT, REALLY?

The Book of Things You Didn't Know You Needed to Know

von Tony Toks Akiwumi

184 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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Why do songs get stuck in your head?Why does time seem to speed up as you get older?Why does orange juice taste awful after brushing your teeth?Why do aeroplane windows have tiny holes?And why do ordinary days sometimes become the memories we treasure most?WAIT, REALLY? is a beautifully designed collection of surprising explanations, strange histories, useful insights and everyday mysteries for people who are endlessly curious about the world around them.Open it anywhere and discover something worth knowing - from the quirks of memory and human behaviour to extraordinary science, misunderstood history, hidden design decisions and practical things nobody ever taught you.Inside you'll discover: - why your brain forgets what you were doing when you walk into another room- why an octopus needs three hearts- why a rotation on Venus lasts longer than its year- why misleading statistics can make almost anything look convincing- why we have 60 minutes in an hour- why ordinary moments can become our most precious memories- and dozens of other things you'll immediately want to tell someone elseWritten to be dipped into rather than read from beginning to end, WAIT, REALLY? is intelligent without being academic, funny without being silly and thoughtful without becoming self-help.Perfect for curious readers, parents, partners, friends, colleagues and anyone who is famously difficult to buy for.Open anywhere. Learn something. Tell someone.

• Reihe: Independently published
• ISBN: 9798192932773
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 16.08.2026
• Größe: 254 x 178 mm
• Verlag: Independently published