1,411 Quite Interesting Facts
Copyright © 2015, 2014 by QI Ltd
First American Edition 2015
First published in Great Britain in 2014 by Faber and Faber Ltd under the
title 1,411 QI Facts to Knock You Sideways
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Lloyd, John, 1951-
1,411 quite interesting facts to knock you sideways / compiled by John
Lloyd, John Mitchinson, and James Harkin ; with the QI elves Anne
Miller, Andrew Hunter Murray, Anna Ptaszynski, and Alex Bell. —
First American edition.
pages cm
Includes index.
ISBN 978-0-393-24987-3 (hardcover)
1. Curiosities and wonders. 2. Handbooks, vade-mecums, etc.
3. History—Miscellanea. 4. Science—Miscellanea. I. Mitchinson,
John, 1963– II. Harkin, James, 1971– III. Lloyd, John, 1951– 1,339 quite
interesting facts to make your jaw drop. IV. Title. V. Title: One thousand
four hundred and eleven quite interesting facts to knock you sideways.
VI. Title: One thousand four hundred eleven quite interesting facts to
knock you sideways. VII. Title: Fourteen hundred eleven quite
interesting facts to knock you sideways.
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