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Useless Knowledge for Globetrotters - 2700 facts about 188 countries - The huge knowledge book about the whole world - cover

Useless Knowledge for Globetrotters - 2700 facts about 188 countries - The huge knowledge book about the whole world

Mia Mirillia

Verlag: Marcus Jungnickel

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Beschreibung

Did you know that...

... Albania is the only country in the world where there is no McDonalds?
... Azerbaijan is called the "Land of Fire Mountains"?
... The Chinese alphabet contains 50,000 characters?

These and 2700 other facts await you in this book.

Always be the smart aleck in the group

Now you can finally be the know-it-all who has the right fact at hand for every situation. With a huge collection of useful and useless knowledge, you can deeply impress those around you.

The book for all globetrotters

With facts about 188 countries around the world, you will be well prepared for any trip. At the same time, you'll be able to talk to all travel-loving vacation enthusiasts and always have a suitable fact at hand that the person you're talking to didn't know. A huge expansion of general knowledge awaits you.

An ideal gift for young and old

Make your child the smartest person in their school class.
Or impress your colleagues, friends and family with outstandingly fantastic details about our world.
Over 2700 interesting and curious facts about our huge world.

Click on "Buy now" and give yourself or a loved one a huge treat.
Verfügbar seit: 11.11.2023.

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