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Strange but True Facts

 
Clifford Sawhney (Author)
Synopsis

There are many strange but true facts that we hear or read about without actual registering the unusual context. And there are other facts that we may never have even heard about.Did you know that: *There is an annual ghost mela held in Madhya Pradesh? *Switzerland attracts the most suicide tourists? *Sicily is seen upside down from an Italian village? *A new Japanese jeans actually slows down ageing? *In ancient times, iron cost more than gold? *Silver can destroy 650 disease-causing bacteria? *Mahavira wasn’t really the founder of Jainism? *There’s a fruit that “smells like shit but tastes like heaven”? *The banana could be extinct in 10 years? *There is a plant that goes searching for water? *The Puffer Fish contains a poison that is 500 times deadlier than cyanide, yet it’s a delicacy in Japan? The book uncovers the latest unusual facts to amuse, amaze and enthral you, and also boost your current affairs and general knowledge. Through this plethora of strange but true facts, readers will learn a lot about India and the world’s unusual past, present and future. Truly an unputdownable book!

 

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About the author

Clifford Sawhney

Clifford Sawhney has over 20 years' experience in the print media, corporate communications and publishing industry. Besides writing a plethora of articles on varied topics, he has also edited a couple of magazines and helped launch five periodicals. His writings have appeared in the Hindustan Times, Discover India, Life Positive, Parade, Parenting, Clarity, Debonair, Hotel & Food Service, Rave, e-Commerce, The Diplomatist, and other periodicals. Currently a consultant in the print media and publishing industry, the author imparts the same professional touch to his books that he did as a journalist. The Book of Common & Uncommon Proverbs is his fourth book for Pustak Mahal, after Medical Jokes & Humour, The World's Greatest Seers & Philosophers and Strange But True Facts.

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Bibliographic information

Title Strange but True Facts
Format Hardcover
Date published: 09.02.2003
Edition 1st ed.
Publisher Pustak Mahal
Language: English
isbn 8122308392
length 182p.
Subjects Children