Astonish your friends with The 100 Weirdest Facts Ever. Did you know astronauts wear underpants filled with liquid coolant? Or that a South American bird barks instead of singing? Wow your friends with the 100 Weirdest Facts! Covering topics from science, biology, history, the arts, technology and general knowledge, this book is packed with funny, disgusting and interesting facts. 'A truly fascinating collection of trivia! One of those books that has you thinking 'I don't believe that' but they are all true! . . . A great book to dip into whenever you have a few minutes to spare and adults will find it as fascinating as children do.'

Author Biography

CLIVE GIFFORD published his first book when he was 17, and moved into an editorial career in children's book publishing after he graduated from Southampton University. At 30, he decided to become a full-time writer, and shortly thereafter won the Times Educational Supplement Information Book of the Year award. He lives in Manchester.