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Gross FACTopia!: Follow the Trail of 400 Foul Facts [Britannica]

Gross FACTopia!: Follow the Trail of 400 Foul Facts [Britannica]

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Sloths poo once a week, crocodile poo was used as make-up in ancient Rome, ancient Romans purchased vials of gladiator sweat, and apes and monkeys sweat from their armpits like humans do. This is all explained in the book "Gross FACTopia!" which is a wonderland of fantastically foul facts, all verified by Encyclopaedia Britannica.

Format: Hardback
Length: 208 pages
Publication date: 08 September 2022
Publisher: What on Earth Publishing Ltd


Did you know that sloths poo only once a week? Or that poo from crocodiles was sometimes used as make-up in ancient Rome? Or that ancient Romans sometimes purchased vials of gladiator sweat? Or that apes and monkeys sweat from their armpits just like humans do? Welcome to Gross FACTopia!, a wonderland of fantastically foul facts, all of which are verified by Encyclopaedia Britannica! Every fact in this book is linked to the next in an ingenious trail of information, where you will slither from topic to topic in surprising and stomach-churning ways. Sometimes your path branches, and you can catapult forwards or creep backwards to a totally different (but still connected) part of the book. Follow your curiosity (and your nose) through this ridiculously revolting world of facts!

Did you know that sloths poo only once a week? Or that poo from crocodiles was sometimes used as make-up in ancient Rome? Or that ancient Romans sometimes purchased vials of gladiator sweat? Or that apes and monkeys sweat from their armpits just like humans do? Welcome to Gross FACTopia!, a wonderland of fantastically foul facts, all of which are verified by Encyclopaedia Britannica! Every fact in this book is linked to the next in an ingenious trail of information, where you will slither from topic to topic in surprising and stomach-churning ways. Sometimes your path branches, and you can catapult forwards or creep backwards to a totally different (but still connected) part of the book. Follow your curiosity (and your nose) through this ridiculously revolting world of facts!

Weight: 602g
Dimension: 160 x 213 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781913750671

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