Facts!: One for every day of the year

Description

Explore a world of topics, from hilarious animals to unbelievable-but-true science facts, mind-blowing space stats to incredible human achievements. Discover a fact for everyone, everyday, in this book. Did you know that ancient Romans used wee to whiten their teeth, and to do their laundry? Or have you heard of the parrotfish, which covers itself in a cosy, thick layer of its own slime before it goes to sleep? Why not celebrate New Year’s Eve like the Estonians: tuck into seven meals to give you strength for the year ahead. Delicious! It’s most important to know that you should never shake hands with a bushbaby: the animals pee on their paws so that they leave a smelly trail wherever they go. Find out all this and much, much more, with enough facts for even the most curious reader.