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|author=John Lloyd, James Harkin and Anne Miller
|title=1,423 QI Facts to Bowl You Over
|rating=5
|genre=Trivia
|summary=You may think me lazy, but there is an inherent satisfaction for book reviewers in hitting upon a book such as this – you know you will have very little bearing on its sales, and what's more you hardly even need describe it – just dip in here and there for a few quotes, and sit back and relax knowing your job is done. ''Only 1% of people who buy marmalade are under the age of 28. Treadmills were once the harshest form of punishment after the death penalty. Naked mole-rats can survive for 18 minutes without oxygen by turning themselves into plants.'' And the whole of page 52. There, job done – and the creators of this book certainly have done their job to perfection.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0571339107</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Robin Snow
|summary=Why does the Titanic float but a brick sink? And that water they’re sinking or floating in, why is it wet? And what colour is it, ‘cos it ain’t clear? These questions and many more are answered in this book which may not be a new concept but which is executed extremely well.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1843179512</amazonuk>
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