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The largest-ever game of hide-and-seek took place in China and involved 1,437 people
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Robbers who broke into a bank in Buenos Aires, Argentina, disappeared through a hole in the basement, allowing them to escape 200 armed police.
The tomb of Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun was twice looted by robbers before it was ‘discovered’ by Howard Carter in 1922.
Reaching about 4 kilometres underground, the Mponeng mine in South Africa is the world’s deepest gold mine.
Known as ‘the abyss,’ the world’s deepest marine habitat lies 4,171 kilometres off the coast of Australia.
Fossil hunters in Australia have discovered 400-million-year-old worms that had armour-like plates over their soft bodies.
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Some scientists think that although it has long since disappeared, there may once have been a second sun in Earth’s solar system.
Some companies are using robots to dig into asteroids and mine precious metals and gems.
Clever creations
The sun can create ‘blind spots’ that prevent astronomers from seeing asteroids that are close to Earth.
Tiny worms hidden in an electronic chip can be used by scientists to detect some types of cancer.
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Author: Paige Towler Illustrator: Andy Smith Ages: 8+ years Price: £10.99 Format: Hardback Extent: 208 pages Size: 207 x 153 mm Pub date: 1st Aug 2024 ISBN: 9781804661079
Discover 400 ingeniously connected facts about detectives, poisons, lost cities, spy gadgets, hidden treasures, invisibility cloaks and more in this new addition to Britannica’s bestselling FACTopia! series. You’ll meet an underwear-stealing cat, find out about sharks that glow, uncover a toilet in disguise, and learn about the biggest ever game of hide-and-seek. And the facts aren’t the only secrets in this book, for hidden among the illustrations are ten mice just waiting to be found! Lavishly illustrated with witty illustrations that combine artwork and photography, and verified by the experts at Encyclopaedia Britannica, Secret FACTopia! sheds light on some of the world’s most amazing ‘hidden’ facts, which children will be desperate to share with their friends and family. • •
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Explores 400 of the most captivating classified facts with light-touch wit and humour Forms innovative and unexpected connections between topics as varied as space science, archaeology, medicine, mythology, zoology and more! Every fact has been rigorously checked and verified by the experts at Encyclopaedia Britannica Includes over 300 colour photographs and specially commissioned illustrations Perfect for children who love cracking codes, unearthing historical mysteries, learning about scientific discoveries and so much more Features its very own Search and Find activity, with 10 mice hidden throughout the book, offering another way for readers to engage Great for reluctant readers
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Author Paige Towler is an author and editor based in Washington, D.C., USA. A former editor for National Geographic Kids Books, she writes poetry about animals doing yoga, weird facts about the world and silly stories about dogs and bats. She is the author of Gross FACTopia! and History FACTopia!. Illustrator Andy Smith studied illustration at the University of Brighton and the Royal College of Art, London. His work combines illustration and typography to create images that have humour, energy and optimism executed with a handmade, handprinted, tactile feel. He lives and works by the sea in Hastings, East Sussex.
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More in the series:
FACTopia!, Return to FACTopia!, Gross FACTopia!, Animal FACTopia!, History FACTopia! and Science FACTopia!
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