What? What? What? Astounding Weird Wonderful and Just Plain Unbelievable Facts.LYN THOMAS AND DIANNE Notable People Named Dianne
"Your body is made up of around 100 billion living cells so tiny that thousands of them could be squeezed onto the period at the end of this sentence." So begins this tour of things you would have never guessed about your own body, inventions, animals, the weather, your house, and the clothes you wear. Children discover an utterly amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. variety of facts, including how much skin a body sheds, how many babies a mouse can produce, and how long it took to build the Taj Mahal Taj Mahal (täzh məhäl`, täj məhŭl`), mausoleum, Agra, Uttar Pradesh state, N India, on the Yamuna River. It is considered one of the most beautiful buildings in the world and the finest example of the late style of Indian . Clever illustrations and riddles add to the fun. Recommended for ages 9 to 12. Maple Tree, 2003, 128 p., b&w illus., paperback, $9.95. |
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