University of Cambridge: There’s No Such Thing as a Silly Question: 213 Weird Questions, Expertly Answered!
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A brilliantly silly question-and-answer book, fact-checked by world-leading experts from across the University of Cambridge.
Did you know that there’s no set number of bones in the human body?
Most babies are born with around 300 bones, but by the time they’ve grown up, they usually have between 206 and 213.
Covering a range of subjects from science, technology, engineering and mathematics to evolution, zoology, social history and more, this hilarious yet clever book expertly answers 213 of the most unusual and interesting questions you never thought to ask about the world – one for at least every bone in your body!
There really is no such thing as a silly question.
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From the Publisher
It would be pretty embarrassing…
Luckily for spiders, they’re good at avoiding their own traps!
A web isn’t sticky all over. Spiders can produce
different types of silk, and will make sure their web is only sticky where it needs to be — giving themselves a non-sticky area to rest or move around on.
A Pug and a Great Dane look nothing alike…
The domestic dog, Canis lupus familiaris, came about after some brave soul befriended a wolf 18,000 years ago.
People began keeping dogs for farming, security and friendship, and bred them to encourage certain traits. By pairing together two small dogs, or two loud ones, or two that were good in the cold, they could end up with exactly the kind of dog they needed.
An element of the natural world like Ancient Greeks thought…
OR a chemical reaction between oxygen and fuel, called ‘combustion’. When combustion takes place, energy is released from fuel in the form of heat and light — which is pretty much what fire is.
Different fuels cause different reactions, which can make some fires burn hotter than others (fires with blue flames are the hottest).
Publisher : Nosy Crow Ltd (10 Oct. 2024)
Language : English
Hardcover : 144 pages
ISBN-10 : 183994739X
ISBN-13 : 978-1839947391
Reading age : 8 – 11 years
Dimensions : 25.8 x 4 x 28.8 cm
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